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 3.7 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 (288) , 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 2346 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1122 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 813 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 790 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 770 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 1195 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of infrastructure" ((in 561 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 240 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 203 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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,658 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

74% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.7

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 18,658 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

Jan 12, 2010

Welcome on board -- the Titanic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access to the latest gadgets Travel to exotic locations Good benefits Friendly colleagues Flexible working hours and arrangements Nice working environment

Cons

Long hours Too many organizational changes to the point where there is no continuity No trust and respect for employees Political -- alignment and allegiance is a must in order to survive

4.0

Jan 5, 2010

Nice working environment. Low workload. Friendly athmosphere.

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting projects. Good non-payment benefits (e.g. free gym). Low workload. Cool people. Good software development processes. You can see your work realized in an actual product.

Cons

Easy to stuck in developing technical knowledge. Hard to advance in carreer. Too low intensity of communication within the projects.

4.0

Jan 4, 2010

3.5

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flat management, freedom to manage its working time (possibility to work home), fast decision making, good respect of employees, excellent working environment, stress level is acceptable

Cons

management has been doing poor business decisions, organisations are complexed and they overlap eachother, Business units work in cylo and no one care about what the other is doing

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