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 (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 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.

Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,758 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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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

4.0

Aug 7, 2012

Review title

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues, very nice environment.

Cons

Too many tools to work with for the same operations.

3.0

Aug 6, 2012

Satisfactory job for a Short term/freshers

Field operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At working in Ericsson India person is able to handle the pressure with lot of ease and they will get the opportunity to work on various equipment's single handed.

Cons

The upper management at the circle end is not up to the mark as they didn't understand the problems occur at the lower level.However they just focus on their own salary packages.

5.0

Aug 6, 2012

Challenging

Senior account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership, human respect, vision, portofolio, Thruly Multinational, hability to influence, change and adapt to market trends

Cons

Working in a small country, brings all challenges related. Nothing new, if compared to other multinationals, Ericsson could be seen as a model on this area.

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