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 (595) , Network Consulting Engineer (496) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , 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 2878 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2707 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2130 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1223 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1137 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 1947 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 642 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 201 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 178 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

(33,668 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,668 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

4.0

Aug 26, 2008

Perhaps the best large tech company out there!

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely competent and driven management team. Excellent communication top down from the CEO through the leadership teams to the general teams. Good salary structure and general (non-salary) rewards & recognition. John Chambers genuinely cares what employees are thinking and feeling. People are truly empowered to make a difference, and encouraged to do so. Great flexibility in terms of schedules.

Cons

Incredible hours and extremely high expectations. Expect to multi-task to the nth degree. No cost of living adjustments and the vast majority of compensation benefits (increases, etc) seem to go to a limited set of top performers. If & when you are in the top percentages you are treated very well. As a large company it can be very hard to negotiate, and it can be political.

4.0

Aug 14, 2008

Let's get people at Cisco fired up

Manager, product operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The caliber of people you work with. Large company with lot's of opportunities to move and to grow professionally. Many job types to suit all kinds of lifestyles. Financially healthy with a respectful management provides for a harmonious work environment.

Cons

Globalization means long days, a bit of herd mentality is creeping in - be careful with better together slogan some people interpret it to mean everyone doing the same thing

4.0

Aug 12, 2008

Still not sure...

Systtems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability - no one is going to buy Cisco any time soon (though there is still attrition). Incredible wealth of resources available. Lots of super-smart people running around. Lots of market share in every virtually every product line, and the cachet that comes with the Cisco name.

Cons

Huge company. Too many competitors with better technology. Cisco can't be expected to turn on a dime, but the products need to ramp faster. The whole "end to end" argument is getting stale with a lot of customers - we need to innovate in areas other than revenue and market share or both will ultimately suffer.

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