Cisco Software Engineer Salary (2026)
Based on 998 recent salaries of Software Engineers at Cisco shared on Weekday · Updated Oct 2026
- Median salary
- ₹20 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,33,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹15–27 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹16 LPA
- 113 salaries
- All of Cisco
- ₹21 LPA
- Software Engineers earn 5% less
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). With the top and bottom 5% removed so typos don't skew them.
Cisco Software Engineer salary at a glance
A Software Engineer at Cisco earns a median of ₹20 LPA fixed, with most between ₹15 and ₹27 LPA. That is 5% below the ₹21 LPA median across everyone at Cisco.
Cisco Software Engineer salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs113 salaries₹16 L₹5–26.4 L
- 2–3 yrs248 salaries₹17.6 L₹8–22 L
- 4–6 yrs266 salaries₹20 L₹16.5–25 L
- 7–9 yrs171 salaries₹23 L₹18–29.1 L
- 10+ yrs179 salaries₹27 L₹20–35 L
Recent Cisco Software Engineer salaries
Newest first. 998 in all.
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
| 1 yr | ₹4.6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 1 yr | ₹21 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹8 L |
Other roles at Cisco
Titles with their own salary page, highest median first
Cisco Software Engineer salary FAQs
What is the Software Engineer salary at Cisco?
A Software Engineer at Cisco earns a median of ₹20 LPA fixed, from 998 recent salaries on Weekday. Most earn ₹15–27 LPA.
What is the Cisco Software Engineer salary for freshers?
With 0–1 years of experience the median is ₹16 LPA.
How much does a Cisco Software Engineer earn with experience?
At 10+ years the median is ₹27 LPA, against ₹20 LPA across all experience levels.
What is the in-hand salary of a Cisco Software Engineer?
At the ₹20 LPA median, take-home is about ₹1,33,000 a month under the new tax regime, with basic at 50% of CTC and PF on basic.
Jobs at Cisco and similar companies
Live roles at Cisco first, then at companies like it.
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