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?

74% 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 (80) , 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 160 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 64 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 62 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 61 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 113 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 74 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 21 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.

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Deutsche Telekom reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,413 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

84% 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 1,413 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

Sep 8, 2025

QA Automation Engineer

Senior sdet

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with nice people and great benefits.

Cons

Can improve on hybrid and remote options for QA testing teams

Deutsche Telekom Response

9mo

Hi, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're glad to hear that your overall experience with Deutsche Telekom as an employer has been positive. It's great to know that you're satisfied, and we truly appreciate having you as part of the team. If you have any further thoughts or suggestions, feel free to reach out to us anytime at support_career@telekom.de Kind regards, Your Telekom Career Team

4.0

Sep 4, 2025

Good company to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Friendly work culture but varies with team 2. Supportive senior

Cons

1.old technology 2. Salary increment is less

Deutsche Telekom Response

9mo

Hallo, vielen Dank für dein wertschätzendes Feedback! Es freut uns sehr zu hören, dass du positive Erfahrungen bei der Deutschen Telekom gemacht hast. Solche Rückmeldungen motivieren uns, diesen Weg weiterzugehen. Falls du weitere Anregungen hast, kannst du uns jederzeit unter support_career@telekom.de erreichen. Mit besten Grüßen Dein Telekom Karriere Team

4.0

Sep 4, 2025

Great place

Junior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of projects, nice people

Cons

Any company is the perfect one

Deutsche Telekom Response

9mo

Hallo, vielen Dank für dein ausführliches positives Feedback. Es ist toll zu hören, dass du so gute Erfahrungen bei der Deutschen Telekom machen konntest. Dein Feedback motiviert uns, diesen Weg weiterzugehen. Schreib uns gerne an support_career@telekom.de Mit freundlichen Grüßen Dein Telekom Karriere Team

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