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 2111 reviews)); "Good culture and flexible compared to competitors" ((in 1115 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 956 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 693 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 616 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 1274 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 307 reviews)); "Its the worst Indian IT outsourcing company with low pay and compensations with terrible work culture and employees." ((in 286 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 259 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 123 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

Jun 26, 2011

At the end you will gain something out of Ericsson.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with truly global and diverse team. Develop style of being process oriented. Encouraged to participate in innovation (small task, routing work to new concept and product.) Customer comes first.

Cons

Middle layer mgmt has no idea/skills and very insecure as they are not part of "loyal group" and dying to get in "l g". Hard to trust messages sent by mgmt. Socialistic approach. Dont work- work - work hard - work extremely hard..... all paid and compensated equally.

2.0

Jun 23, 2011

Fair

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tuition reimbursement and great benefits

Cons

There is absolutely no work life balance.

2.0

Jun 20, 2011

Very demanding environment

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities for movement within other Ericsson offices, as well empoyers treat everyone equally. The salary is average and the facilities are good,.

Cons

No chances for growth and stressful envrionment with no or little compensation. They overwork people with no reconition and environment is negative,

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