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 2362 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1110 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 828 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 798 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((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 1181 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 551 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 245 reviews)); "During my time there I saw many layoffs and huge increases in the demands on remaining employees." ((in 198 reviews)); "compensation is low and less in many cases" ((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.

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

4.0

Oct 11, 2011

A large company with opportunities in a wide variety of technologies

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NSN has a large market share and has a good customer base. It has the potential to exploit these and succeed.

Cons

There can be a gap between the senior leadership and regular employees. This can translate into a problem with communication of vision, direction and purpose.

4.0

Oct 7, 2011

Enriching, lot of opportunities to learn/contribute/grow for a person willing to push boundaries

Software architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work environment. Good career opportunities.

Cons

Structure/processes not always helping the org to be responsive to market. Too many inefficiencies. Decisions often driven by QOQ performance than long term needs due to tough financial state.

4.0

Oct 6, 2011

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits packages, good bonuses, good health assurance.

Cons

In most of the cases salary increase is maximum 10% per year. But there are exceptions as well.

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