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 162 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 67 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 65 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 59 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 57 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 105 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 71 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 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.

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3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,415 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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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 1,415 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).

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1K reviews

4.0

Nov 10, 2014

I only worked for Deutsche Telekom for a few weeks back in 2012. I was doing on-site marketing research in Europe.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The overal experience was very pleasant, everyone on the team I worked with was friendly and supportive. The company paid well including for the training.

Cons

I did not work there long enough, and only as a part-timer, so I did not notice any major problems.

4.0

Oct 16, 2014

Good to gain knowledge and start a career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work atmosphere, diversity and individual efforts recognised. Differences respected and values especially relating to work life balance

Cons

Too many processes which hinder efficiency rather than speed things up

3.0

Oct 7, 2014

Some thoughts

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many countries many different styles, good international exchange programs

Cons

stability of vision and strategy

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I only worked for Deutsche Telekom for a few weeks back in 2012. I was doing on-site marketing research in Europe.

Good to gain knowledge and start a career

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