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Cisco's salary ranges from $52,735 in total compensation per year for a Administrative Assistant at the low-end to $705,286 for a Software Engineer at the high-end. Levels.fyi collects anonymous and verified salaries from current and former employees of Cisco. Last updated: 11/17/2024

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Software Engineer
Grade 4 $121K
Grade 6 $140K
Grade 8 $168K
Grade 10 $240K
Grade 11 $283K
Grade 12 $352K
Grade 13 $504K
Distinguished Engineer $705K

Backend Software Engineer

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Networking Engineer

Quality Assurance (QA) Software Engineer

Data Engineer

Production Software Engineer

Security Software Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

Systems Engineer

Frontend Software Engineer

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Vesting Schedule

25%

YR 1

25%

YR 2

25%

YR 3

25%

YR 4

Stock Type
RSU

At Cisco, RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

  • 25% vests in the 1st-year (25.00% annually)

  • 25% vests in the 2nd-year (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 3rd-year (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 4th-year (6.25% quarterly)

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The highest paying role reported at Cisco is Software Engineer at the Distinguished Engineer level with a yearly total compensation of $705,286. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Cisco is $203,956.

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