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 2118 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1091 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 946 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 601 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 1266 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 304 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 277 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((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

(17,758 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (17,758 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

18K reviews

3.0

Jul 10, 2018

Review of Ericsson after 7 yrs work

Senior solution integrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company was good before . Work pressure is normal.Work life balance is good.

Cons

Manager dominated company. Lots of politics in management. Hard work does not matter ,manager should like you. HR policy only for show off . Everything depend s on manager.

3.0

Jun 25, 2018

Overall its good company but worst management with lots of politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good cab facilities and work environment is not bad

Cons

worst management, no value to hard work unless you biased to manager

4.0

Jun 18, 2018

ICT Professional

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good industry, learning opportunities, good benefits, work life balance

Cons

too many layoffs, removed stocks benefit

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