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 (605) , 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 2859 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2705 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2096 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1221 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1102 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 1921 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 897 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 650 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 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.

Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,639 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 33,639 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

5.0

Apr 9, 2009

come to join us if you want to spend more time with your family

Software engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

freedom, easy job and good bebefit

Cons

simple life with limited challenge

2.0

Apr 9, 2009

Company's is going towards worst direction

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

new technology adoption like the new work location, bldg 14, Mccarthy Ranch

Cons

worst planning and work ethics worst project execution need to be 24/7 support I've been supporting all nights (atleast till 1 pm) and many weekends but no appreciation bottom and middle managers are highly corrupted after several complaints to HR and ethics there is no progress too many outside contractors too many offshore - india activities with very less quality of service totally it is in disaster Managers are focussed only on their performance rather company's I see the cisco is following nortal, motorola,3com in near future this company might bankrupt or loose it charm (today they might be cash rich but the company is going into a bad direction) partnering with corrupted companies (ex. satyam, wipro, infosys, and many more)

1.0

Apr 8, 2009

Cisco a great name for your Resume, a horrible place to work.

Technical marketing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work at Cisco is purely to get Cisco on your resume. The company still garners respect from the name recognition. It is also a great place to learn how big business works, with lots of management that does very little and if you are the little guy you will get to see what it is like to get dumped on all the time, which will let you develop techniques to deal with stress and overwork. Any job at Cisco will teach you office politics and give you insight into how playing politics can help you get ahead in a big company. These skill are invaluable if you are planning on working at large companies for most of your career.

Cons

You will not be compensated very well, you will not receive very good benefits, you will be forced to dealing with lots of change without any input into the decisions or how they will be implemented. You are forced to deal with LOTS of management, including VPs that don't even have anyone that report to them. Generally you will be at the mercy of the upper management and whatever benefits you have now will be slowly taken away, without you getting a say into how, why or when they will go away.

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