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)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 69 reviews)); "The colleagues are good" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 64 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 60 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 75 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 23 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

(1,417 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

4.0

Oct 9, 2024

It's ok

Search engine optimization

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work hours, colleagues, benefits at work

Cons

Nothing at all that is important

Deutsche Telekom Response

1y

Hi, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're glad to hear that your overall experience with Deutsche Telekom as an employer has been positive. It's great to know that you're satisfied, and we truly appreciate having you as part of the team. If you have any further thoughts or suggestions, feel free to reach out to us anytime at support_career@telekom.de Kind regards, Your Telekom Career Team

4.0

Oct 7, 2024

Magenta

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibile and agile way of working

Cons

Too much birocracy impacting the business

Deutsche Telekom Response

1y

Hi, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're glad to hear that your overall experience with Deutsche Telekom as an employer has been positive. It's great to know that you're satisfied, and we truly appreciate having you as part of the team. If you have any further thoughts or suggestions, feel free to reach out to us anytime at support_career@telekom.de Kind regards, Your Telekom Career Team

4.0

Oct 7, 2024

Some great folks and some awful management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People have knowledge and the work culture is good. great office. Good monitors/laptops are provided to work. There are no complaints about Infrastructure.

Cons

every year expectations /work from employees are getting higher but not the salary.

Deutsche Telekom Response

1y

Hi, Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with Deutsche Telekom has been both positive and negative. Feedback like yours is essential in helping us identify areas where we can improve and create a better work environment. feel free to email us at support_career@telekom.de We appreciate having you on the team! Kind regards, Your Telekom Career Team

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