Cisco Systems product management salaries

Across 36 open product management postings at Cisco Systems that state a range, the middle half pays $207k–$262k a year, with a median of $227k. The lowest posted floor is $99k and the highest ceiling $380k. This is base pay as posted by Cisco Systems, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 19 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$99k
25th percentile$207k
Median$227k
75th percentile$262k
Highest ceiling$380k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Cisco Systems

Sales$327k
AI and machine learning$270k
Engineering leadership$266k
Legal$264k
Product management$227k
Marketing$227k

Postings with a stated range: Sales 68 · AI and machine learning 23 · Engineering leadership 10 · Legal 8 · Solutions engineering 43 · Product management 36 · Marketing 11 · Backend engineering 62

Product management pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Mid-level3$182k$175k–$204k
Senior16$223k$207k–$227k
Staff and principal8$251k$227k–$262k
Lead4$262k$262k–$273k
Head and director5$148k$136k–$282k

Best-paid open product management roles

Director, Business Product Management
San JoseHead and director
$234k–$380kAug 18
Director, Product Management
San Francisco · San JoseHead and director
$234k–$330kAug 11
Senior Staff Product Manager - Splunk AI Foundations
San Jose · SeattleStaff and principal
$195k–$329kAug 14
Engineering Product Manager, Cloud Control Studio
Seattle · MilpitasStaff and principal
$195k–$329kSep 10

48 product management roles open at Cisco Systems now

36 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Cisco Systems pay for product management roles?

The median of the 36 posted ranges is $227k a year; the middle half sits between $207k and $262k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Lead roles have the highest median here: $262k a year across 4 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 36 open postings on Cisco Systems's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 19 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0