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 (495) , 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 2838 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2675 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2141 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1201 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1150 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1942 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 872 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 655 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 209 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.

What are the top reviewed Cisco locations?

Buenos Aires , Republica Argentina

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,630 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 33,630 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

Jun 24, 2010

Stability, but difficult to get salary increase

Finance manager

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Pros

Cisco offers lots of training and is relatively stable and growing company to work for. If you have great people and networking skills you will advance faster than average.

Cons

Very difficult to get a raise or promotion. If you get paid the market rate for your position after your 1st or 2nd year it will be difficult to get a raise without a promotion. Cisco only offer salary increases if you are consider below market rate on Cisco's scale.

2.0

Mar 11, 2010

Getting progressively worse each year

Software engineer iii

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CEO approval

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Pros

Good balance between family life and work Lots of smart folks, but management inertia makes them loose their enthusiastic and innovative traits. If you do good work that gives visibility to your management, you do get recognition, but dont expect raise or promotions Good place to be if you want to cruise by with no promotions and raises.

Cons

Growth is very slow, unless you are under a manager you understands your potential and can utilize your career goals to BU goals and leverage to grow himself.

2.0

Oct 26, 2009

Cisco - Not a good place to work for

Regional sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I started working for Cisco thinking that this is the company that I wanted to retire with. It had the name and the market share to prove. The reputation of treating employees fairly and rewarding them based on performance was also high on my list.

Cons

During the bad times, the true Cisco came to light. Bad Managers were promoted. Wrong decisions were taken and good people either were let go or simply resigned, like myself.

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