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 (924) , Software Developer (702) , Integration Engineer (443) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (434) , Engineer (424) , Solutions Architect (416) , Project Manager (378) , Solution Architect (349) , Senior Engineer (291) , Solution Integrator (270) , Intern (175) , Customer Project Manager (153) , Senior Solution Integrator (149) , Manager (136)

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 2103 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1120 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 918 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 691 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 605 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 1250 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 297 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 284 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 268 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 126 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

(17,758 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 17,758 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

1.0

Sep 15, 2018

Never again, please no.

Experienced developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's relatively close to my flat.

Cons

The new building in Budapest, the canteen, no introduction, poor competence, no interrest in workers, far behind technically, HR competence issues

4.0

Sep 12, 2018

Good Place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom, home office and respect

Cons

Low compensation, hard to acquire new roles or responsibilities

3.0

Sep 4, 2018

Senior Developer

Senior developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance, family friendly, good start for freshly graduated employees to gain an enterprise experience.

Cons

Analytics and development culture is far behind from the competitors. Innovation is not so well supported.

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