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 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nokia?

Software Engineer (1352) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (369) , Technical Lead (288) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (277) , Intern (235) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (173) , Senior Engineer (157) , Program Manager (143) , 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 2347 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1109 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 820 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 783 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 776 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 1182 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of infrastructure" ((in 552 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 199 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 113 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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,653 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

74% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,653 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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2.0

Apr 6, 2017

Nokia is in cost cutting mode

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Coming from Alcatel -Lucent side of the merger in the USA I see no pro's.

Cons

In the desperation to cut costs and make the merger look successful Nokia is destroying many existing area's of expertise and synergies within product lifecycles and between products.

4.0

Aug 8, 2016

Great team but poor management

Cost and progress engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work environment, great co-workers, matching 401k, sophisticated workplace!!

Cons

Management lies about upcoming layoffs, brought in workers from India, have them trained, then lay American workers off!!

2.0

May 16, 2016

Not nearly as good as expected

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance in most cases. Average Salaries comparing to other companies in the industry. No problems with payments even in extreme cases of capital controls. Raises are tiny non important.

Cons

Most projects include legacy very hard to maintain code. Languages used are mostly proprietary nokia while modern software engineering techniques are ignored or not known at all. Managers are at most not at all technical exprerienced and also having trouble on managing their staff. Employees are over estimated and others under estimated.

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