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 (3677) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (496) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , 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 2856 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2706 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 1224 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1106 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 1939 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 892 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 648 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 200 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 179 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

(33,670 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,670 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

2.0

Jul 31, 2016

Likely a good place for the start of your career for a few years. For older, US workers plan on a short stay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Depending on position potentially good pay • Some potentially interesting projects in security, IoT • Strong existing customer relationships and cashflow

Cons

• Too much internal politics - Cisco's main competition seems to be itself • Appears unable to innovate and will need to continue to acquire technologies and then continue annual limited restructuring (layoffs) to keep workforce expense in check • Lack of diversity in the work force • In the midst of massive organizational turnover at all levels

Cisco Response

9y

Thank you for your review. To respond to some of your concerns, it is important to remember that Cisco is a large company, so if you are unhappy with the projects you are assigned, there are plenty of opportunities to work on new ones! We also recognize that Cisco is constantly changing, which can mean making difficult decisions. Please be assured that these decisions are based on what is best for the company as a whole.

1.0

Jul 31, 2016

Corporate Business Development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be the tech corporate business development group in the industry

Cons

Sorry state of affairs. Current head only interested in promoting his old team. Global team are second class citizens here. One of the VP has a high attrition rate.

Cisco Response

9y

We're sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction. Our leaders are doing their best to continue Cisco's success and they require our trust and cooperation to do so.

4.0

Jul 27, 2016

Cisco is unmatched for "how you work" flexibility.

Principal architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most everything is project-based so when, where & how you do it is largely up to you. Level of worker trust and autonomy is first rate

Cons

No clear, efficient process to move talent around the company as inevitably some products are hits while others fail. Cisco over rotated on performance reviews. Went from onerous do it yourself yearly dissertations that direct managers "graded" to informal sync-ups that largely get blown off or skipped because they are too unstructured. Cisco needs to rethink performance reviews so they get better performance.

Cisco Response

9y

Thank you for your feedback. We will take it into consideration but encourage employees to give Team Space their best effort, as it is a reputable method of evaluation.

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