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?

83% 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) , Director (325) , Technical Lead (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 2827 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2662 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 1214 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1103 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 1927 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 647 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 reviews)); "Senior Management is in favor of some employees in the team and really do not get into to the depth of any issues." ((in 147 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

83% would recommend to a friend

(33,577 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% 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 33,577 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

Jun 12, 2008

In summary

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology, leader in the space

Cons

over hiring has changed things, huge cutbacks in expenses, to many accountants managing spreadsheets much different then 6 to 8 yrs ago.

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

I am reasonably happy person at Cisco

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get tremendous information out there inside Cisco Systems about processes, technology and ideas. You only can get benefited because of this wealth of knowledge. The overall compensation and benefits is one of the best in the industry. Cisco is one place where there are all sorts of career opportunities on offer and they actually encourage you to move around and increase the breadth of your experience and skills. There are mechanisms in place to immediately reward employees for any kind of outstanding performance so even as a big company that keeps motivated and devoted in solving the problems at hand during crisis situation

Cons

They make the same mistake as every other large company in that they tie performance and career development feedback with the monetary benefits. So it naturally results in the performance feedback influenced by the amount of money available to any team in that year's budget. There is too much of middle level management who have gone there just because they stuck with the company and not necessarily because of leadership skills and that shows up in how they lead. Cisco has this notorious habit of not bringing middle level management from outside. They should atleast balance internal promotions with bringing fresh leadership from outside

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

good place to work but personal growth may get affected.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, ethics and flexible timings. The company is a very responsible corporate citizen and helps employees in times of need.

Cons

-growth not as fast as investors expect. -Personal growth within the company very slow. -sometimes too many reorgs within the organizations shakes employee morale.

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