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 (3666) , Senior Software Engineer (1003) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (493) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (324)

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 2840 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2734 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2127 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1242 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1071 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1926 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 889 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 658 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 198 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 178 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.

Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,605 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 33,605 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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Reviews by job title

34K reviews

2.0

May 6, 2016

Employee perspective and experience

Lead mechanical product engineer/program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flex Time(but will work over 10 hour day minimum)

Cons

Unreliable - Can lose your job anytime in a instance. Company has no allegiance to Employees or their tenure/hardwork and dedication. A lot of employees have been there since year 2000. They stuck through with the company hoping that it would turn around. They weren't re-issued any of the Stocks they lost due to being "under-water" and also stopped any new issues. When the company started to turn around, the first people they got rid of are the long tenured people. Furthermore, you will probably come into Cisco, smart and cream of the crop, however, please beware that you will have zero career enhancement. Their constant budget cutbacks take away the key elements that keep your job skills intact.

Cisco Response

10y

Thank you for your comments. I'm sorry you feel that your trust was broken by the company. We sincerely do appreciate your hard work and loyalty, and will take your comments into consideration.

4.0

Jan 27, 2016

Overall Good Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Have worked there for 10 years. Good pay and benefits. Lots of good people to work with. The best thing I have enjoyed is the flexibility, i.e. the ability to work remotely, flexible schedule.

Cons

- You can move laterally as much as you want but upward progression can be very difficult. Making it past Grade 11 and 12 seem to be very political. - Cisco relies on its bonus structure for retention. They do not give annual pay increases. I came in at a good rate and sat at that rate for 7 years before getting a raise. Negotiate a good salary coming in the door because that's all you'll get for a while! - The company still goes through an annual layoff cycle. Good people with lots of years with the company are usually let go without the opportunity to find another position internally. This is starting to make a lot of people anxious. There is a big push to move US employees to their Raleigh NC (RTP) campus.

3.0

Nov 20, 2015

A NO if you need immigration sponsorship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you get a chance to work on advance technologies and with some great minds

Cons

Cisco keeps doing regular silent layoffs which make prevents CIsco from filling immigration petitions like Green Card. People keep waiting for years to get their PERM processed. So if you are looking for a sponsor to file GC for you then CIsco is not a place for you. Save your Big American Dream!

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