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 (3677) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (496) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , 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 2856 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2706 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2135 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1224 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1106 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 1939 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 892 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 200 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 179 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.

Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,670 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 33,670 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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34K reviews

1.0

Feb 5, 2010

Worst Sales Management I have ever had the displeasure to work with

Enterprise account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Brand is highly regarded Install Base typically leads to long term customer relationships Always able to get audience with customer executives.

Cons

What John Chamber's preaches is not reality in the trenches. Sales Management are spreadsheet jockeys who are manic and frankly, emotionally frazzled by their fear of upper management. I likened my experience in sales to the attributes of 3rd generation child abuse. You manager was abused by his manager, so he abuses you because it is the "way I was raised". A total lack of management ethics when the heat is on to hit a sales commit at the end of a month or a quarter. My advice is to not be seduced by the "Human Network" but stay away from Cisco for your "Human Sanity"

4.0

Feb 5, 2010

Career has stalled at Cisco

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall company stability Good name recognition Most employees are smarter than average and work like dogs Stock purchase plan & overall benefits Fast computer network with lots of bandwidth :-) Great for middle-aged white men who like politics Seldom fires people for poor performance Flexibility to work from home John Chambers is a great motivator and provides upbeat, consistent leadership Wish I could say the same for most other leaders

Cons

Insane pace - all Cisco all the time - expect you to be online 24/7 Only high-level execs are promoted (I've had 5 lateral moves in 10+ years) Jobs can end without warning (due to "limited restructuring") and no one will help you find another Absolutely no help with career planning or employee advocacy - HR is worthless Few women in leadership positions and most of those aren't home-grown All that matters is managing up Too many meetings...no time to get real work done Too much bloated terminology like "market adjacencies" instead of simply "priorities" Must fly coach even on long flights If you're not in San Jose (HQ), you don't exist

4.0

Feb 5, 2010

Decent place to settle down

Manager, software development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good job, predictable, well-defined routine. Decent compensation and everything that comes with a large stable company.

Cons

Hard to survive without cisco ecosystem, very narrow view of technology, lots of powerpoint -- very little real work. Not a good place to build something internally.

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