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 2135 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1121 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 686 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 609 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 1249 reviews)); "Bad manager to employee ratio" ((in 307 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 262 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 120 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

(17,743 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 17,743 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

2.0

Oct 14, 2020

Horrible management

Rf test development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Somewhat good salary and Perks

Cons

Bad/internal management confilcts/ Lots of biasing Toxic environment No work life balance

3.0

Sep 27, 2020

Not bad, but not ideal for someone who is looking to improve

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, acceptance, open-mindedness.

Cons

Difficult to improve in one's profession. Ever-present environmental issue (in both of the projects that I was part of). Many unprofessional colleagues, eat away one's motivation to improve.

1.0

May 20, 2020

Bryden the owner has no organization skills

Picker/packer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get paid eventually, we hope

Cons

Bryden can't organize a schedule, screws up shipping labels causing extra unnecessary work for employees. He's never prepared with proper supplies

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