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 (921) , Software Developer (702) , Integration Engineer (442) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (434) , Engineer (425) , Solutions Architect (415) , Project Manager (378) , Solution Architect (348) , 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 2137 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1104 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 946 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 698 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 1261 reviews)); "Bad manager to employee ratio" ((in 301 reviews)); "Its the worst Indian IT outsourcing company with low pay and compensations with terrible work culture and employees." ((in 277 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 261 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 119 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

(17,737 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 17,737 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

Oct 16, 2011

I was able to grow as much as possible in my role

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good balance of personal and professional life, received praise for work done, stable organization, good benefits package, good people to work with.

Cons

Not a good communication, international migration not encouraged (or maybe not in all locations and countries), not too many opportunities in finance and business analysis related functions.

3.0

Oct 13, 2011

Just so so

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I works at China, Bei jing, Chao yang district. It is a stable company. The work load is not very high.

Cons

The work content is boring. I works at China, Bei jing, Chao yang district. The seat is not enough for us.

4.0

Oct 13, 2011

It was full of interesting adverture and quite insightful too

Solution manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best training in the world. People friendly place too. You have the opportunity to travel around the world for different customer engagement.

Cons

Pay not always too good.

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