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) , Director (325) , Technical Lead (325)

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

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2819 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2679 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2140 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1224 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1092 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 1941 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 876 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 652 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 149 reviews))

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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

(33,579 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 33,579 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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5.0

Mar 19, 2009

Cisco uses a fund start-ups and acquire the best technology start-up model to outsource R&D.

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is very open communication between employees on projects, and vast learning resources are available. Employees are very focused on providing solutions for customer issues.

Cons

The firm is becoming bureaucratic management wise. It takes a long time to make decisions on major product directions. After many acquisitions, the organization is top-heavy, which leaves little room for internal promotion into the higher management ranks.

5.0

Jun 17, 2008

Keep up the good work

Associate project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and salary seem very competitive

Cons

Time and effort and I didn't like relocating

4.0

Jul 14, 2012

Working at Cisco is both challenging and very rewarding - fast paced culture, smart people, cool products.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovation Focus - Customers Matter - Results Driven and Fact based. Cisco specializes in knowing and acting on key discontinuities - this means working on the leading edge - using with an enterprise wide architecture mental framework and truly helping Cisco customer create competitive advantage

Cons

Still challenging to get things done - admin and back-end process wise - but not as challenging as other large technology companies. It is a large company so not as nimble perhaps as you might want - but the great things about Cisco is you can find find entrepreneurial niches in many of the business units

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Cisco uses a fund start-ups and acquire the best technology start-up model to outsource R&D.

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