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 (922) , Software Developer (702) , Integration Engineer (443) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (433) , Engineer (425) , Solutions Architect (415) , 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 2149 reviews)); "Good culture and flexible compared to competitors" ((in 1116 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 945 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 704 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 593 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 1248 reviews)); "Bad manager to employee ratio" ((in 302 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 280 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs (every quarter) → 🚨 High risk → job security concern" ((in 265 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 124 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

(17,752 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

77% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (17,752 reviews)

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Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,752 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

5.0

Jun 15, 2012

Challenging work and great work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance scope for challenging work and lots of learning possible good hr policies

Cons

too many layers middle management can frustrate you at times

4.0

Jun 15, 2012

An All-in-One company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Complete job / content satisfaction - opportunity to connect with the best minds in the business, in every area - access to the world's best work / new benchmarks - opportunity to chart your own career - worldwide! - Global market leader

Cons

- Given market intensity, pressure on work-life balance - Hugely matrixed organization, hence, danger of working in silos - Competitive but not the best pay in the industry

5.0

Jun 14, 2012

Company Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the working atmosphere is sympathetic - typical Scandinavia culture, and it's a nice place to work

Cons

low response and unclear responsibility, comparing to other competitors

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