Does Cisco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cisco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cisco. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cisco?

82% of Cisco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cisco 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3661) , Senior Software Engineer (1002) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (492) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Senior Manager (328) , Product Manager (327) , Technical Lead (325) , Director (324)

What are the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2848 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2740 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2145 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1213 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1081 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"This also leads to relatively frequent layoffs of redundant divisions and attrition as acquired employees become fully vested and seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 1927 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 649 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 201 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 176 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cisco layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cisco layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cisco in 2026.

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,585 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,585 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cisco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Dec 23, 2010

Good place to settle down

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Good team work

Cons

lot of politics inside cisco

5.0

Dec 20, 2010

A great place to work and grow

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good support for working moms Great support for career growth Benefits are good Daycares provided are good You can move between groups/BUs for career and technical growth Number of paid time off days are good Management is supportive for learning new technologies aligned with org growth

Cons

work life balance can be tough to achieve sometimes

4.0

Dec 18, 2010

Stable work-life balance and a good place for fresh graduates

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The cisco choice program is an excellent programs which gives the new grads the option of choosing the group that they want to work for. Also, being a large company, there are hundreds of internal opportunities and hence you need not look for a new job outside the company very often :-).

Cons

Being a large company, things are slow and old fashioned for the Gen-Y. Cisco is a marketing/sales driven company rather than a engineering driven company which makes things a little slower from technology perspective. Promotions and professional growth is slower as most of the management is made of technical leads who do not know much about managing people.

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