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 (493) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Senior Manager (328) , Product Manager (327) , Technical Lead (326) , 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 2880 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2670 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2152 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1219 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1112 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1917 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 889 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 646 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 176 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 152 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

(33,586 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 33,586 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

May 11, 2026

Good technical environment, but expect overtime

Software specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technical level and atmosphere

Cons

From time to time overtime, but paid.

2.0

May 11, 2026

Good work-life balance but management feels distant

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balanced Hybrid wfh

Cons

Feels like a management compan

5.0

May 7, 2026

Great culture and good to go company

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work life balance. The culture is great. The managers are trained here every now and then with the culture rules. Seniors have nearly 25-30 years of experience in this same company. The inclination rate is very less. You can switch roles inside cisco through internal transfer and that works well.

Cons

This is not a software first company, which means the software engineers are not paid equally when compared with similar range of companies. Salary is not revised much. Bonus will be reduced by saying performance reasons. There are very less openings, due to which new talent won't prefer much here.

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