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 163 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 67 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 65 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 64 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 58 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 110 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 23 reviews)); "not many career opportunities" ((in 11 reviews)); "No innovation" ((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

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,414 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 1,414 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

4.0

Feb 8, 2017

Senior Project Manager

International project manager-finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Secure working enviroment highly protected by Workers Council. - Above average compensation for middle/higher managament. - Relativly good work/life balance. - Big internal job market( even though is not really easy to rotate ).

Cons

- Slow decision making process. - Contsantly most of the segments are re-orginizing/transforming. - Internal IT ( Tel.IT.) has a loooot to do to catch up with the external IT market. - Service desks can be a challenge. - Trying to get international but still is very Deutsche !! :)

4.0

Jan 23, 2017

Project Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits of a large scale enterprise

Cons

culture limitations, still majority europeans

Deutsche Telekom Response

Hi & thank you for the evaluation! Wish you all the best for your future. Best, Mariella G.

3.0

Jan 4, 2017

3 months internship + 6 months part-time employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible program - Cool people - Good management

Cons

- low level salaries - not so much benefits

Viewing 1348 - 1350 of 1,414 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

IDT

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Deutsche Telekom

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

Hamburg

View job

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

Bremen

View job

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

Berlin

View job

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

Hamburg

View job

Ausbildung zum Fachinformatiker für Daten- und Prozessanalyse (m/w/d)

Köln

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

Senior Project Manager

Project Manager

3 months internship + 6 months part-time employee

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