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 (923) , Software Developer (702) , Integration Engineer (443) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (433) , 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 2150 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1106 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 933 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 699 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 595 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 1238 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 302 reviews)); "Its the worst Indian IT outsourcing company with low pay and compensations with terrible work culture and employees." ((in 282 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 261 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 113 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.

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Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,754 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,754 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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Reviews by job title

18K reviews

4.0

Apr 1, 2021

a typical European company

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work and life balance and a lot of good document

Cons

too heavy process and very slow pace

3.0

Feb 8, 2021

Low market rate

Program director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a very employee focused company

Cons

Lots of managers at its North America location who are super smart taking care of themselves first over employee or company.

5.0

Feb 1, 2021

Good company

Test development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good career opportunities, travelling, interesting tasks, working with new technology.

Cons

A lot of turnover and then hiring. The ones who stayed needed to spend a lot of time supporting the many (new) colleagues.

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