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 (1352) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (289) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (277) , Intern (235) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (174) , 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 2367 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1115 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 834 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 773 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 773 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 546 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 239 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 194 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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,665 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.6

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 18,665 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 26, 2010

really no comments

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In overall, Nokia respects employees; management.is very human and willing to share information to employee;allow employees to have balance between work and life.

Cons

Too many reorgs which are actually not necessary. All decisions are made in Finland, and most were not good. Hard to get promotion. Salary is not competitive. and ......

2.0

Oct 26, 2010

Better to be in Finland than US as Nokia employee

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work -vs- life balance Time off

Cons

Management Structure does not lead to forward thinking Mostly one step behind in everything

4.0

Oct 26, 2010

Decent good job for an telecom aspirant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work culture organised structure Good pay pakage Friendly environment

Cons

management is a bit slow Microsoft Excel is the database tool.. u see MS Excel Everywhere.. god y dont they use MS word atleast for general instuctions.. :(

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