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Software Engineer compensation in United States at Cisco ranges from $121K per year for Grade 4 to $705K per year for Distinguished Engineer. The median compensation in United States package totals $211K. View the base salary, stock, and bonus breakdowns for Cisco's total compensation packages. Last updated: 11/26/2024
Average Compensation By Level
Level Name | Total | Base | Stock (/yr) | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Software Engineer 1Grade 4(Entry Level) | $121K | $113K | $4.3K | $4.1K |
Software Engineer 2Grade 6 | $144K | $131K | $9.4K | $3.3K |
Software Engineer IIIGrade 8 | $184K | $154K | $23.3K | $7.2K |
Software Engineer IVGrade 10 | $232K | $173K | $43.8K | $14.7K |
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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)
Included Titles
Submit New TitleBackend 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
Machine Learning Engineer
Research Scientist
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