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 168 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 63 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 58 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 72 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 22 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

84% 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

Dec 24, 2022

One of the best product based company with amazing culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks Culture Work on latest tech stach No micromanagement

Cons

Sometime it makes you lazy Work in product seems repetitive

Deutsche Telekom Response

3y

thank you so much for you kind words and feedback! all the best Your Career Team

1.0

Oct 7, 2022

No good appraisal no promotion even after bootlicking

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, None, None, None, None

Cons

Not good Pay, No Promotion, Less Appraisal, Too much Work, Everything is bad here

Deutsche Telekom Response

3y

Hi and thank you for your feedback! We are sorry that you had some bad experiences and are happy to hear more about it so that we can learn from it. You can mail us at: karrierenews@telekom.de. We wish you all the best for the future! Best regards, Nele B.

4.0

Sep 23, 2022

DevOps Engineer

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people Very supportive WLB is great Home office

Cons

Salary could be better C level people at the company don't really understand a damn thing about product shipping

Deutsche Telekom Response

3y

Hello and thank you for the review. We are pleased that you value the work-life-balance. We wish you all the best for the future. Kindly, Nele B.

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