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 163 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 62 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 60 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 56 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 107 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 73 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 7 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

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

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

5.0

Sep 14, 2021

Great vomoany

Human resources specialist (hr specialist)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company and culture, awesome team and managers

Cons

Ridiculous expectations and lack of ubderstanding and cooperatiin from german colegues and management

4.0

Sep 14, 2021

Security Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable working environemnt, Work / life balance, Nice colleagues

Cons

career progress within business unit is not as expected Salary yealy change is too low

Deutsche Telekom Response

4y

Hello and thank you for the evaluation! We're glad that you have a great work-life balance and nice colleagues. Stay Safe! Best, Mariella

4.0

Sep 13, 2021

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work/life balance, good projects, good experience

Cons

nothing much to talk about here

Deutsche Telekom Response

4y

Hello and thank you for your feedback! Wish you all the best. Kind regards, Mariella G.

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