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?

80% 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 (1359) , Senior Software Engineer (503) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (291) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , Intern (236) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (175) , 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 2354 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1117 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 816 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 791 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 778 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 1201 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of infrastructure" ((in 554 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 236 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and restructuring" ((in 194 reviews)); "compensation is low and less in many cases" ((in 118 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

80% would recommend to a friend

(18,703 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 18,703 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).

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19K reviews

2.0

Apr 1, 2020

Nokia is not value the employees anymore

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good employee atmosphere. Good location.

Cons

Managers just think about themselves. None of them never give up a penny of their incentive during difficult times and put all the pressure on the employees. the CEO from singapore, lives in Londond and occasionally comes to Finland as many other GLTs.

4.0

Mar 30, 2020

Great place to work overall.

Senior rf design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life balance is excellent. People are great to work with. Vacation and benefits are very good,

Cons

Pay is on the low side. Constant turnovers and reorganizations.

4.0

Mar 19, 2020

Nokia in US

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice local culture and flexible work

Cons

Poor business management and Continuous layoffs

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