What they were paid
CISCO SYSTEMS Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $138,243 | $269,952 | — | $0 | $408,195 |
| FY2025 | $152,584 | $244,996 | $0 | — | $397,580 |
| FY2024 | $142,658 | $244,987 | $0 | $0 | $387,645 |
| FY2023 | $114,000 | $317,110 | $0 | $0 | $431,110 |
| FY2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. DEF 14A filed October 28, 2025, accession 0000858877-25-000150, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. filed document, accession 0000858877-25-000150. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed October 28, 2025.
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$397,580 Sarah Rae Murphy, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of October 28, 2025 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025CISCO SYSTEMS pays directors a $105,000 cash retainer and $245,000 in Fully vested shares of common stock (or deferred stock units).
Committees
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The rest of the CISCO SYSTEMS board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Robbins | Chair of the Board | — |
| Daniel H. Schulman | Independent Director | $397,580 |
| Dr. Kristina M. Johnson | Independent Director | $412,374 |
| John D. Harris II | Independent Director | $397,580 |
| Kevin Weil | Independent Director | $164,967 |
| Marianna Tessel | Independent Director | $380,626 |
| Mark Garrett | Independent Director | $439,466 |
| Michael D. Capellas | Lead Independent Director | $513,333 |
| Wesley G. Bush | Independent Director | $396,583 |
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