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?

83% 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 (3658) , Senior Software Engineer (1001) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (491) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (448) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Senior Manager (328) , Product Manager (327) , Director (325) , Technical Lead (324)

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 2851 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2734 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2131 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1228 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1091 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1895 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 878 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 658 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 199 reviews)); "Senior Management is in favor of some employees in the team and really do not get into to the depth of any issues." ((in 151 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

83% would recommend to a friend

(33,564 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

68% 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 33,564 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

Apr 29, 2008

Cisco Rocks Much More Than Not

Senior integrated marketing communications manager

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Pros

Flexibility, Working with other smart people, stable company, caring company, opportunities to learn new things, opportunity to move around to get broader business experience, good benefits - especially the 401k matching, tuition reimbursement, work for an industry leader and visionary, great brand,

Cons

if you don't set your boundaries this place will take everything you are willing to give it, increasing costs of medical benefits, not enough training and expectations for people managers in regards to their people management skills.

4.0

Apr 28, 2008

Cisco's culture of innovation, collaboration and giving back to the community they enter, is what has kept me there.

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, high quality colleagues, opportunity to grow, serve, innovate and lead

Cons

It is easy to become invisible

4.0

Apr 25, 2008

Good Employees, Bad management.

Customer support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good recognization, hi tech, great technology company

Cons

career growth, lack of vision of management.

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Cisco's culture of innovation, collaboration and giving back to the community they enter, is what has kept me there.

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