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 2123 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1104 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 947 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 694 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 600 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 1259 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 298 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 290 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 272 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 117 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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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,761 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

56% 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 17,761 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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Reviews by job title

18K reviews

5.0

Oct 26, 2012

Respect, professionalism and perseverance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Where everyone contributes with their unique abilities, skills and experiences – can work wonders.

Cons

Sometimes meeting are not that Efficient

4.0

Oct 26, 2012

Not bad as start up

Engineer ii - svcs software

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning opportunities for telecom engineers. Good management as well.

Cons

Salary is too low compare to other companies.

2.0

Oct 25, 2012

Lost human value

Local engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best processes Best knowledge sharing databases Work life balance

Cons

Worst drop-ship manager from Sweden that has zero competence, instructing local to meet his KPIs, think locals are stupid, always thinking of laying off locals, always think local are overpaid but he is underpaid.

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