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?

82% 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 (3661) , Senior Software Engineer (1002) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (492) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Senior Manager (328) , Product Manager (327) , Technical Lead (325) , Director (324)

What are the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2819 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2679 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2140 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1224 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1092 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 1941 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 876 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 652 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 149 reviews))

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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

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,579 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% 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 33,579 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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4.0

Jun 14, 2008

Stable

Software engineer iii

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Pros

Stable employment. Cisco is trusted in networking world very well. No one gets fired for buying cisco. Good employer to be with during downturn. competitive pay and bonuses. 4 weeks of vacation. Located in beautiful san jose. Nice co-workers. Cisco respects employees well. Diversity is celebrated well. Senior leadership is strong.

Cons

Too large. You are in one in thousands. Not much innovation inside the company. Takes a long time to make any impact. Lot of layers of management. Typical disadvantages of working for a very large enterprise company. Not the best place to be at the bleeding edge of networking industry.

5.0

Jun 14, 2008

Cisco is the best company in the world and the best company for the world :)

Associate sales representative

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CEO approval

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Pros

If you do your best you'll get your rewards and recognition.

Cons

To my mind there is a poor work-life balance.

4.0

Jun 13, 2008

Cisco is good overall, but can be better.

Senior marketing manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Compared with many other hi-tech companies, Cisco values collaboration and cross-functional group work more. Cisco's leadership team understands the need to provide employees with work life balance and flexible hours. For the most part, Sr. leaders respect employees and you do see a level of openess regardless of ranks or titles. The fact that Cisco is a global leader in networking also helps attract good people for the most part. The benefits and compensation are competitive enough and due to it's location in CA and the average age of the employees, there is a level of maturity and inclusiveness and diversity inside the company.

Cons

The functional structure of the company results in some inefficiencies in the system and often times it takes a lot of time to get consensus from all key stakeholder teams before a decision can be made and by that time the market situation may have changed and customer needs may have shifted. Ultimately it potentially makes the company less competitive. The caliber of the employees is not very consistent. There are lots of deadweight, folks who've been around for too long and only here for a paycheck and for what they can get from the company vs. trying to do their best to help customers and innovate

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Cisco is the best company in the world and the best company for the world :)

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