Cisco salaries, 31 Oct 2026
How much Cisco pays its sales hires
Only 11 of Cisco's 253 openings post pay, not enough to call any band typical for Cisco. Our researched figure is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026).
Cisco pay by sales role
One row per sales role Cisco is hiring for, set beside what that role posts at every other company here, so a strong number stands out from an ordinary one. Typical means from the 25th percentile of the midpoints of posted ranges (each counted as yearly pay, a rate per hour at 2,080 hours) to the 90th percentile of their top ends. Click a figure for the openings behind it.
| Sales role | Openings | Pay posted | All companies | Top posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 99 | $111k–$384k/yr2 of 99 post pay | Too few to band | $384k/yr |
| Sales engineering | 85 | $138k–$343k/yr8 of 85 post pay | Too few to band | $343k/yr |
| Customer success | 19 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| Sales leadership | 16 | $367k–$472k/yr1 of 16 post pay | Too few to band | $472k/yr |
| Partner sales | 14 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| SDR & BDR | 10 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| Account management | 8 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| RevOps | 2 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
Top-paying sales seats at Cisco today
All Cisco openings, sorted by payIncubation Sales Leader, Multicloud Network Architectures (shows the role here)
Sales leadership · San Jose, California, US· 3d agoDetails
$366,600–$472,300/yr- $292,100–$384,200/yr
Sr Security Solution Architect - Splunk (Remote) (shows the role here)
Sales engineering · Remote· 6d agoDetails
$266,100–$342,900/yrSolutions Engineer - US Commercial East - ThousandEyes (Remote) (shows the role here)
Sales engineering · Remote· 3d agoDetails
$218,600–$286,100/yr- $212,200–$268,100/yr
- $212,200–$268,100/yr
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How Cisco structures pay
Sellers on a Cisco sales plan earn a base plus uncapped incentive split into quota and non-quota parts, non-sales staff are eligible for an annual bonus, and US postings put equity and benefits on top of the quoted range.
Cisco pay from our research
Our researched figure (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026) is Stated per posting. US postings give a starting range for new hires and a wider range by state, and for quota roles that figure is base and target incentive combined: $70,200 to $101,800 for a CSAP associate sales representative at RTP, $212,200 to $268,100 for a remote Splunk solutions engineer, $292,100 to $384,200 for a Northeast architecture account executive, $366,600 to $472,300 for a sales leader in New York. Every one prints the same plan: 0.75% of incentive target per point of attainment up to 50% of quota, 1.5% from 50% to 75%, 1% from 75% to 100%, then at least 1% with no cap and no minimum threshold. Postings outside the US and Canada name no figure. How we research employer pay.
Questions about pay at Cisco
What does Cisco pay its salespeople?
Only 11 of Cisco's 253 openings post pay, not enough to call any band typical for Cisco. Our researched figure is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026).
Which Cisco sales opening pays the most?
On 31 Oct 2026 it is Incubation Sales Leader, Multicloud Network Architectures, posted at $419k/yr (the posting reads "$366,600-$472,300 per year"). Cisco's openings sorted by pay.
How is sales comp structured at Cisco?
Sellers on a Cisco sales plan earn a base plus uncapped incentive split into quota and non-quota parts, non-sales staff are eligible for an annual bonus, and US postings put equity and benefits on top of the quoted range.