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 (3676) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (605) , Account Manager (594) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , 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 2828 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2688 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2119 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1230 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1119 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1920 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 635 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 196 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.

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,661 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 33,661 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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1.0

Oct 28, 2021

Woke mandatory vaccination policy ruining a once great company

Manager

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Pros

Legacy of success with top products in virtually every category.

Cons

The company has become so liberally woke, it is more important to focus on its social agenda then company performance.

4.0

Oct 6, 2021

A good place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great place to learn, amazing experts, who are eager to share their knowledge 2. Atmosphere of mutual respect, kindness, openness, being part of the team that has common goals 3. Atmosphere that promotes sharing knowledge, teaching, learning 4. Managers are mostly not bosses but leaders who help you grow, who are holding your back and are caring for their teams and every individual

Cons

1. In my location salaries are reaaaaallly lagging behind competitors. 2. Rotation of workers is too fast, due to lagging salaries or organisational changes. All companies should focus on retaining employees because right now the fastest way of getting higher salary or promotion is to change your job/position. Costs and time of onboarding software engineers to complex projects is tremendous - it's not accounting or selling which everywhere is rather the same - and companies should do everything not only to get the right people but also actively encourage them to stay. 3. Too many wannabe PMs with their powerpoints, MBAs and 'groundbreaking strategies' and not enough developers. 4. Forcing 'new strategies', by PMs or other middle-management guys who want to show how important they are, which bring only chaos. 5. Inequality between wages by country - I don't believe that engineers in San Fransisco are 10 times more efficient or work 10 times harder than people in Europe, Asia etc.

1.0

Sep 15, 2021

Company of layoffs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retirement work culture and slow start

Cons

Company of layoffs …every other 6months run through layoff tension

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