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 (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 167 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 72 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 68 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 60 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((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 104 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 23 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 8 reviews)); "No innovation" ((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

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,416 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 1,416 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

3.0

Nov 3, 2020

software tester job - manual tests

Software tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, Home office, traning opportunities (hard- and soft skills as well), sport card (AYCM)

Cons

below the avarage salaries , nothing more for cons

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello and thank you for the evaluation. We are pleased that you positively perceived our company. Wish you all the best. Kind regards, Mariella G

5.0

Nov 2, 2020

Good enough

Qa automation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great projects and professional team

Cons

Huge amount of legacy that still “work well”

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

WOW! Thank you for the evaluation. We are pleased that you positively perceived our company. Wish you all the best. Kind regards, Mariella G

5.0

Oct 31, 2020

Good place to perform and grow

Lead test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to perform and grow

Cons

Quite a huge company, but transformation made it better

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello and thank you for this evaluation. We are glad that you positively perceived our company. Wish you all the best. Kind regards, Mariella G

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