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.

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,757 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 17,757 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

4.0

Aug 2, 2012

Silo work environment in Ericsson japan

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to progress and advance up the career ladder if motivated to do so

Cons

Very silo based and tough to get cross domain co-operation. A lot of politics involved as its an very old company with lots of product lines and portfolios with vested interests

4.0

Aug 2, 2012

It's a great Ericsson world to connect with lots of talent people and different culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

freedom, innovated, great opportunity to touch the top of the communication tech

Cons

some procedure is little slow.

2.0

Aug 1, 2012

Screwed my career

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable at the time when the telecom market is volatile

Cons

Managment don't know how to get the 100% of a employee but putting him on the right track.

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