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) , Account Manager (16) , Manager (16)

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 170 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 66 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 61 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 55 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 106 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 72 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 23 reviews)); "Technologies and the used tools are rather old, outdated and ineffective." ((in 9 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 8 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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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

4.0

Feb 21, 2024

Decent Company with good work culture

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life Balance and good tech stack.

Cons

Work load and quality varies team to team

Deutsche Telekom Response

2y

Hi, thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that you are mostly pleased with Deutsche Telekom as your employer. Thanks for being part of the team! Kind regards, your Telekom Career Team

5.0

Feb 21, 2024

DTSE SK

Process manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good working atmosphere in team. Supervisors are very people oriented.

Cons

Internal changes of working culture - reduction of remote work, changing of benefits to worse.

Deutsche Telekom Response

2y

Hello, thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you had an overall positive experience with Deutsche Telekom as an employer. Feedback like yours helps us. Best regards Your Telekom Career Team

5.0

Feb 20, 2024

Good people

Student worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people and working environment

Cons

Nothing that I can think of

Deutsche Telekom Response

2y

Hi, thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you had an overall positive experience with Deutsche Telekom as an employer. Best regards Your Telekom Career Team

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