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 (1353) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (290) , 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 2349 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1131 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 788 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 759 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 1187 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 558 reviews)); "Pay is low and career change is difficult" ((in 262 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 240 reviews)); "During my time there I saw many layoffs and huge increases in the demands on remaining employees." ((in 204 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

(18,668 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 18,668 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 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.. :(

4.0

Oct 24, 2010

A Nice Place to Work

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good, informal work environment - Tons of snacks, etc - Cutting edge research at Bangalore Centre - Good bus network - Discounts on Nokia phones

Cons

- Some bureaucracy, authorizations etc. take a fair amount of time to get completed - Extensive involvement of HR in *everything* you do

2.0

Oct 24, 2010

Nokia India R & D Center - a place full of low quality engineers

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very good work-life balance (sometimes more towards the life side!) - A good eco system integrated well into the head quarters (Finland)

Cons

- Rampant recruitment by lowering the quality bars at every level (from senior management to software engineers) - I have worked with software engineers who could not write a 'for loop' properly at Nokia Bangalore; no idea how they got recruited - Poor leadership and management skills of middle level managers - who have been recruited from services companies and who's mindset has not changed from viewing the headquarters (Finland) as just a 'client' - Poor accountability due to frequent re-organizations

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