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 (1357) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (290) , 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 2382 reviews)); "The culture was good and inspiring" ((in 1107 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 836 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 771 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 762 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 1203 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 560 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 241 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and restructuring" ((in 199 reviews)); "compensation is low and less in many cases" ((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

(18,686 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

73% 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 18,686 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

3.0

Oct 18, 2011

if they have running business they are the best, but once they ran out of business move immediately or they will move u

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Knowledge share is great, working within a team with healthy spirit, everyone and i mean every is nice, good benefits.

Cons

very long career development, very small pay raise,

2.0

Oct 14, 2011

Interesting but nothing special

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open communication, friendly approach.Flexibility and cleaninless

Cons

Constant Changes , No expert support, No punishment and no rewards.Not clear picture of the company's goals and plans for future. Remote management without insight information...etc.etc.

4.0

Oct 13, 2011

Excellent

R&d software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pears with lot of knowledge Good learning, best place for people to start their career in the industry Work-life balance Respect to the employees

Cons

Less pay for freshers compared to other companies. Too much investment in testing. Company is not really understanding the market growth and not aggressive Always misses the target and nobody really cares :)

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