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?

81% 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 (3670) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (604) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (494) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (418) , Business Analyst (413) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

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 2866 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2658 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2153 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1237 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1137 reviews))

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

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1935 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 888 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 643 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 198 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 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.

What are the top reviewed Cisco locations?

Buenos Aires , Republica Argentina

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,628 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% 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 33,628 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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1.0

Dec 11, 2014

Will throw their 'family' to the street.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's all good. Over 15 yrs worth of good stuff. Then in a heartbeat, they throw you out for no good reason.

Cons

Exec leadership doesn't have a clue.

1.0

Nov 7, 2014

Not the same company since layoff culture was implemented

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Allowed flexible work hours and environment. Great collaboration tools to allow workers to work remotely.

Cons

Cisco acquire companies due to lack of innovation and/or loosing market share. Cisco mismanages acquisitions and have a hard time integrating cultures from acquisitions. Layoff has became clock work. CEO announces the layoff at fiscal year-end every August. After the layoff, Cisco will acquire more companies to gain market share, then, layoff employees due to overlap technology and job function.

1.0

Oct 13, 2014

NDS/Cisco - No peace of mind to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Travel policy 2. Monthly internet compensation 3. Cab fare is 800 ly

Cons

Layoff is very frequent and huge No peace of mind to work Lack of Transparency with employee and management

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