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 (3672) , 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 2871 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2745 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2120 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1222 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1109 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 1935 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 887 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 648 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 199 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

Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,636 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 33,636 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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34K reviews

1.0

Mar 30, 2019

Extremly Toxic Culture

Supply chain manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Products and a few great Engineers

Cons

Supply Chain leadership all the way down are out of touch. Rowdy's and Gangsters are taking control over processes. They cost the company at least 5 margin points and the leaders either ignore or be in this corrupt circle. Oh! There is corruption. The life-term of red badges along can confirm that there is wide spread corruption. Big corrupt fishes are caught every once a while. Search for the names and any one could find them. Worst place to get skills neutralized and become of part of retirement community

3.0

Mar 8, 2019

Split Culture

Director, cloud platforms

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning environment. Ability to move laterally within the business. Good pay and benefits. Great portfolio of products/services. Excellent example of a company converting from pure product mentality to a service-driven culture.

Cons

Engineering teams are driven by fear and intimidation. Leadership quality varies greatly by organization. Very few opportunities for vertical growth. Too frequent RIFs and layoffs during transition.

1.0

Nov 6, 2018

Layoffs in Nov 2018 - Back-Stabbing Company, Doesn't Respect Workers

Business operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Seemingly large company, lots of products

Cons

Since it's an exceedingly large company, (up to 8 layers of management from bottom to CEO), there's no true care for employees. - Lots of HR propaganda about give-and-take, pretending to care about homelessness, mental healths, etc. but when it comes down to it, they will fire you and not blink an eye. hypocrites! - internal job site is a joke - unless you want to take a huge pay cut and move to San Jose - lots of internal politics, brown-nosing - VPs not even responding to emails - no employee loyalty Cisco will be eaten by more agile competitors - either US-based or elsewhere.

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