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

4.0

Jun 4, 2012

Technical Position in NSN

Product architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work in terms of work balance, new technologies oversight and career opportunities.

Cons

Too many complicated processes, which sometimes makes life difficult.

4.0

Jun 1, 2012

Working at Nokia

Contract manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good coperate culture respect for individuals even of late some managers are bringing in different cultures

Cons

Company not more a leader in mobile phones Fallling revenues

3.0

May 31, 2012

It was a great and memorable experience

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work-personal balance was excellent. Even though the stress level in the team was high, there were enough facilities provided.

Cons

Management did an abrupt switch over to a new OS, thus stranding millions of consumers. The teams supporting the older OS were terminated.

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