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.

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Deutsche Telekom

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

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 1,417 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Mar 9, 2021

GOOD

Telekom specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good enviroment to work and develop your skills

Cons

Good place to work and develop your skills

Deutsche Telekom Response

Hello, thank you for the positive feedback! It's always good to hear that our employees enjoy doing their job at Telekom! We want our employees to evolve in every way possible by offering a healthy work environment. We also work on improving our company so we can maintain high standards. Best regards, Alma

5.0

Mar 7, 2021

Great company culture

Accounting process manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative and open culture with an MD who is full of ears

Cons

Small entity which means relatively scarce carreer options

4.0

Mar 4, 2021

5 years at Telekom Albania

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good team good working environment

Cons

very low tech. small wages

Deutsche Telekom Response

Hello, thank you for evaluating your experience at Telekom. Feedback is very important to us so we can improve in the best way possible. For that matter we will take your feedback into consideration. Best regards, Alma

Viewing 1096 - 1098 of 1,417 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Orange

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Ericsson

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

AT&T

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Huawei Technologies

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Deutsche Telekom

Berufsorientierungspraktikum Fachinformatiker*in für Anwendungsentwicklung (m/w/d)

Berlin

View job

Ausbildung zum Kaufmann für Büromanagement (m/w/d)

Bremen

View job

Ausbildung zum Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration (m/w/d)

Hamburg

View job

Ausbildung zum Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration (m/w/d)

Bremen

View job

Ausbildung zum Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration (m/w/d)

Frankfurt am Main

View job

Deutsche Telekom reviews FAQs

Reviews Deutsche Telekom reviews

Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

GOOD

Great company culture

5 years at Telekom Albania

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Deutsche Telekom reviews FAQs

Jobs at Deutsche Telekom