Does Nokia pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nokia employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nokia. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nokia?

81% of Nokia employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nokia 4.2 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 Nokia?

Software Engineer (1358) , Senior Software Engineer (502) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (291) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , Intern (235) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (174) , Senior Engineer (157) , Program Manager (145) , Manager (142) , Network Engineer (139) , Product Manager (137)

What are the pros of working at Nokia according to real employee reviews?

"In most positions the work / life balance is good and working hours are normal." ((in 2367 reviews)); "The culture was good and inspiring" ((in 1118 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 844 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 783 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 774 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Nokia according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low and not easy to get a promotion" ((in 1176 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 558 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 244 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and restructuring" ((in 196 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 112 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nokia layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Nokia layoffs and their outlook for job security at Nokia in 2026.

Nokia reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,690 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,690 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nokia 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

19K reviews

4.0

Sep 6, 2025

The job roles are unclear

Sre/devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work life balance. Culture is good.

Cons

- no extra perks - Growth is unclear because job roles are undefined and randomly assigned.

3.0

Sep 6, 2025

Line Manager Calls odd hours/weekends to Complete peer members work

Technical specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Brand name. Domain is reach . Technology is great .learning is good

Cons

only few members serious about work and if the favorite person work not done than it put the person who already has 2 customer ticket on his name

1.0

Sep 5, 2025

not good

Sr cloud engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good reputation and it is brand of Nokia but bad people mangement

Cons

lot of policial day and more technical politically infrunded it is about of all systems

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