Does Deutsche Telekom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Deutsche Telekom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Deutsche Telekom. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Deutsche Telekom?

75% of Deutsche Telekom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Deutsche Telekom 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Deutsche Telekom?

Software Engineer (188) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Intern (46) , Project Manager (46) , Devops Engineer (40) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (35) , Software Developer (34) , Praktikant (27) , Dualer Student (26) , dualer Student Wirtschaftsinformatik (22) , Internship (20) , Data Scientist (18) , Business Analyst (17) , Manager (16) , Account Manager (15)

What are the pros of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good and the Cologne / Bonn region is really nice." ((in 163 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 66 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 60 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 60 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 59 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low (lower then on the same position in Russia)" ((in 103 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 76 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 22 reviews)); "No innovation" ((in 10 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs and their outlook for job security at Deutsche Telekom in 2026.

Deutsche Telekom reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,417 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,417 reviews)

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Deutsche Telekom has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,417 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Telekom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telekommunikation industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Aug 23, 2024

Do not join as a QA or SDET

Senior quality analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Lunch(watch out for stones and if you are in the new 9A building the portion size have to be demanded from servers) 2. Goodies with Apple laptop to work on 3. If you are lucky you get on-site in Germany

Cons

1. No career or career growth as tester 2. Managers are just developers with GOD like complex and they think everything goes well without any process or any testing 3. No appreciation or recognition (for testers)

Deutsche Telekom Response

1y

Hi, thanks for your review. We are sorry to hear that you aren´t satisfied with Deutsche Telekom as your employer. If you could find some more time to evaluate you experiences we could work with your suggestions for further improvements. Best regards, your Telekom Career Team

5.0

Aug 19, 2024

Very Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Good Company for begineers

Cons

nothing cons in this company

1.0

Aug 18, 2024

Toxic work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sorry there was no pro in the DTCP experience for me

Cons

Working hours: 24/7, toxic work environment, arrogance, disrespectful behavior, 5 days office presence required

Deutsche Telekom Response

1y

Hi, thanks for your review. We are sorry to hear that you aren´t satisfied with Deutsche Telekom as your employer. If you could find some more time to evaluate you experiences we could work with your suggestions for further improvements. Best regards, your Telekom Career Team

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