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 2836 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2683 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2142 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1203 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1089 reviews))

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

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1893 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 885 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.

What Cisco locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Berlin , Düsseldorf , Frankfurt am Main , Eschborn , München

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,602 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% 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 33,602 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

Nov 9, 2017

Corrupt. No promotions. Women over 40 laid off.

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work conditions (work from home)

Cons

- No career progression - Politics - Backstabbing colleagues - Total lack of leadership, strategy or management

Cisco Response

Thank you for your review and more than 10 years with Cisco. It's incredible that you've been with us for so long! Says a lot. That being said, I'm sorry you've have some poor experiences recently. I can assure you however that we do promote and we have many women over 40 working for us. I know you must be frustrated and I apologize on Cisco's behalf.

2.0

Jan 5, 2009

It's not a great place to work!

Systems engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Finally they have some good products and it's nice to work for a leader. You have the ability to learn new technology's, to be part of the a world wide virtual team. You have the ability to learn new stuff, to work in a motivated team and to be part of this culture.

Cons

There is NO work-life balance! Of course, they saying that you take your private time, but they give you workload up to 60-70 hours per week. Where is there the work-life balance or at least the possibility? The management is just thinking from quarter to quarter. Just number are important, nothing else. Ethic exist just at the paper. For the salary there is downwards trend. Meanwhile there are trying to remove all the benefits. They are just selling the future, a lot of the products are not ready or poor. Meanwhile the company is to large for fast moves. Overall: I can't recommend this company if the family is important for you.

3.0

Dec 9, 2014

Political Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Company Strategy, Great Colleagues

Cons

Very political company, which require a lot of attention to "survive" ....

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