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 (703) , 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 2138 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1105 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 931 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 686 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 609 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 1271 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 295 reviews)); "Its the worst Indian IT outsourcing company with low pay and compensations with terrible work culture and employees." ((in 284 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs (every quarter) → 🚨 High risk → job security concern" ((in 275 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

(17,761 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,761 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

3.0

Oct 19, 2017

Average Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Community Great Mgmt and Leaders Diverse thinking

Cons

Political Slow to adapt to market Very hard to create meaningful change

3.0

Oct 18, 2017

Unfortunate turn for the worst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and benefits. Generally good people in the work force.

Cons

The budget cutbacks taken by Ericsson means they are no longer investing or preparing their people to do their job correctly. The level of disorganization is unfortunate.

2.0

Oct 11, 2017

Ericsson on the decline

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Intellectual properties, products and solutions. People friendly company in general.

Cons

rapidly losing market share. laid back work culture. Hard to find work in the company as there is internal competition for the available positions.

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