Charles Robbins is Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO). The company reported total compensation of $52,838,751 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,390,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $45,870,690 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $5,117,424 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $460,637 |
| Total | $52,838,751 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Cisco Systems, Inc. filed October 28, 2025, accession 0000858877-25-000150.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chair and Chief Executive Officer | $1,390,000 | $0 | $45,870,690 | $0 | $5,117,424 | $0 | $460,637 | $52,838,751 |
| FY2024 | Chair and Chief Executive Officer | $1,390,000 | $0 | $35,373,892 | $0 | $2,356,328 | $0 | $82,434 | $39,202,654 |
| FY2023 | Chair and Chief Executive Officer | $1,390,000 | $0 | $24,108,979 | $0 | $6,266,676 | $0 | $78,053 | $31,843,708 |
| FY2022 | Chair and Chief Executive Officer | $1,390,000 | $0 | $24,866,549 | $0 | $2,941,796 | $0 | $85,591 | $29,283,936 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Cisco Systems, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $29,701,097 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $23,137,654 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 73rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Cisco Systems, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Robbins this page | Chair and Chief Executive Officer | $52,838,751 |
| Gary Steele | Former President, Go-to-Market | $32,833,555 |
| Jeetu Patel | President and Chief Product Officer | $25,687,435 |
| R. Scott Herren | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $24,293,618 |
| Dev Stahlkopf | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | $15,826,734 |
| Thimaya Subaiya | Executive Vice President, Operations | $14,738,615 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Cisco Systems, Inc. compensation brief.
Charles Robbins's compensation sits inside Cisco Systems, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.