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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1.0

Oct 5, 2011

Disenchanted and disempowered at Cisco Systems

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

They have a relaxed remote work policy, which does make it much easier to work from home. They do give time off when needed, no questions asked, but this seems to be getting more attention lately as they are squeezing belts more.

Cons

The morale there sucks! They are squeezing people's ability to work as they used to. They have reorganized into a silo'd organization that does not allow any freedoms to work without the beaureaucratic bs. The way they do reviews is certainly not fair especially when it is tied to your bonuses. They compare you to each other and not how you have performed against your annual goals. This way they can get more work out of you and pay you less. And it is getting worse! Did I mention the morale there sucks!

1.0

Feb 26, 2011

depends on the manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

name, large company looks positive on the resume, ok benifits

Cons

depends on the manager, some people are not suppose to be in management

4.0

Nov 13, 2010

Good, stable employment, but nothing exciting

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're raising a family, and are looking for a stable employer with decent pay, good benefits and flexible working arrangements (in at least some parts of the company), Cisco is a good place to work. While there is a lot of big-company bureaucracy, much of it can be safely ignored by engineers.

Cons

Cisco is very slow to adopt new technology, and its development strategy, when there is one, is plodding at best. Product direction is more political than strategic, and much of the development effort is to play catch-up with what is already on the market. In many cases, internal wrangling prevents us from delivering the best product, even if we've already developed it. If you're looking to blaze new technology trails, Cisco has limited opportunities. You're better off working for a startup and angling to be bought by Cisco.

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