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 (41) , 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 163 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 66 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 64 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 61 reviews)); "The colleagues are good" ((in 58 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 105 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 22 reviews)); "not many career opportunities" ((in 12 reviews)); "No innovation" ((in 10 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.

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,420 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Deutsche Telekom has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,420 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).

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1K reviews

5.0

Mar 3, 2022

Friendly and quiet

Human resources specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice people; Good place to start your career;

Cons

Not easy to reach higher professional roles;

Deutsche Telekom Response

Hello and thank you for the evaluation. We are happy about your positive feedback and we wish you all the best for the future! Kindly, Luna A.

2.0

Mar 2, 2022

experience in OTC as developer

Python developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can work as less as you want

Cons

Salary does not change with time and experience.

5.0

Mar 1, 2022

Amazing company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing company to work for

Cons

Didn’t find any cons yet.

Deutsche Telekom Response

Hello and thank you for the evaluation. We wish you all the best for the future! Kindly, Luna A.

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