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.

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,633 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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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 33,633 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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3.0

Dec 31, 2008

OK place to work to start out.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Cisco pays well and is a very recognizable name in the tech sector that looks good on resumes. The San Jose area is also pretty rockin. Also lots of different areas of expertise to choose from; hardware, software, low level and high level programming opportunities are offered. Plus you get to choose your own team in the Cisco Choice program.

Cons

San Jose is a very expensive place to live and even though they pay well it seems like it is not enough sometimes. It is a big corporation, so it can be difficult to earn personal recognition or advance the ladder.

2.0

Dec 30, 2008

Not what it could be.....

Technical lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady pay, good overall benefits (until they take those away), if you really don't want to work, you have a great place to hide.

Cons

Lack of promotion opportunities, completely clueless middle and upper management, short sighted - the next qtr is all management is worried about. It would be nice to have a long term plan that showed where we are going and how we are going to get there. The main R&D is buy a company that does something we want, put a logo on it and say it is part of the "human network"

3.0

Dec 30, 2008

Good products, intensely political, has jumped the shark

Network consulting engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexibility in terms of telecommuting, good environment in the offices, generally positive coworkers, some very smart and knowledgeable people. Until recently, the chance to train to learn new skills and broaden existing skills.

Cons

Intensely political with limited to no chance for advancement, no raises and generally downward trend in salaries. To advance requires spending a great deal of time selling oneself and picking high visibility projects rather than just doing the job at hand and doing it well. To advance and get a raise you either have to give 100% of your time to Cisco, polish the proper knob or hitch yourself sycophant-like to an up and comer. Or some combination of all three. It's not about results it's about self-marketing.

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