United States-owned·Information & communications·Tokyo·1001–5000 employees

Cisco Systems in Japan

Japan entity: シスコシステムズ合同会社 · Parent: Cisco Systems, Inc. · Corporate number 5010403006506 · 日本語

The Japan subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. (United States), registered as シスコシステムズ合同会社, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 20.4% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 73.8% of men's among regular employees, 72.2% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of September 2026).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management
20.4%
Median, same industry and size: 10.5%
Women among officers
9.1%
Median, same industry and size: 0.0%
Women among new hires
20.0%
Median, same industry and size: 36.9%
Women's pay as % of men's, all
67.4%
Median, same industry and size: 78.7%
Women's pay as % of men's, regular
73.8%
Median, same industry and size: 78.5%
Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular
57.2%
Median, same industry and size: 77.9%
Men taking childcare leave
72.2%
Median, same industry and size: 83.0%
Eruboshi (level 2)

The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of September 2026.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime
3.4 hrs
Median, same industry and size: 16.3 hrs
Paid leave taken
71.0%
Median, same industry and size: 80.4%
Average tenure, men
9.8 yrs
Median, same industry and size: 13.7 yrs
Average tenure, women
7.7 yrs
Median, same industry and size: 10.9 yrs

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Cisco Systems in Japan?
20.4%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of September 2026).
What is the gender pay gap at Cisco Systems in Japan?
Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 67.4% across all employees, 73.8% among regular employees, 57.2% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Cisco Systems in Japan?
72.2% of eligible men took childcare leave.
How much overtime do employees at Cisco Systems in Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?
Average overtime is 3.4 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 16.3 hours), and employees take 71.0% of their paid leave (median: 80.4%), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.
How long do employees stay at Cisco Systems in Japan?
Average tenure is 9.8 years for men and 7.7 years for women.

Japan Human Capital Data 2026

Every figure for about 36,000 unlisted employers and 3,789 listed companies at once: percentile ranks within each industry and size band, women among supervisors, ten-year retention by gender, women's leave uptake, and every foreign-owned subsidiary flagged with its parent. In a members' dashboard and as Excel and CSV.

What Professional includes

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, women's-advancement database (open data), as of 2026-10-06; figures are self-reported by each employer and checked for plausibility by The Hardest Market. 女性の活躍推進企業データベースオープンデータ(2026年10月6日時点)を加工して作成.