Does Ericsson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ericsson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ericsson. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ericsson?

78% of Ericsson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ericsson 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ericsson?

Software Engineer (922) , Software Developer (702) , Integration Engineer (443) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (432) , Engineer (425) , Solutions Architect (415) , Project Manager (378) , Solution Architect (349) , Senior Engineer (291) , Solution Integrator (270) , Intern (175) , Customer Project Manager (153) , Senior Solution Integrator (149) , Manager (135)

What are the pros of working at Ericsson according to real employee reviews?

"+ your colleagues will most likely hold a degree in engineering + very interesting processes + very interesting tasks + good work/life balance" ((in 2132 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1106 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 940 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 703 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 596 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ericsson according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and very difficult to get promotions if you don't change job/role within the company" ((in 1257 reviews)); "Bad manager to employee ratio" ((in 301 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 289 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs (every quarter) → 🚨 High risk → job security concern" ((in 265 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 116 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ericsson layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ericsson layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ericsson in 2026.

Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,750 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

77% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,750 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ericsson 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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18K reviews

1.0

Jun 14, 2008

Ericsson: big name , big disappointment.

Hardware designer ( jurassic)

Recommend

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Pros

My opinion is surely biased, but I can't find anything good to say. If it's just a personal case, there will be plenty of positive comments to outweight this one.

Cons

Being treated like a number, not like a person. Suffering the effects of high-level decisions that don't have any apparent rationale behind. Being told stories about fairness, respect, professionalism while getting kicks in the face (especially if you work outside of Sweden, or in an acquired Company) The only approved way of managing upwards is being a Yesman.

1.0

Jan 20, 2026

Early-career employees are vulnerable, disposable, and not protected or developed

Strategy

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

+ pace is slow and predictable + plenty of time to work on personal projects

Cons

+ no training to handle early career employees + ambiguous career trajectory + optics > performance + political environment + managers promoted for technical / tenure reasons, not bc they’re good at managing people + slow in making decisions

1.0

Nov 16, 2025

Layoff in probation

Verification engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

team salary office location hybrid

Cons

manager layoff strict food hybrid

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