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 (1351) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (369) , Technical Lead (288) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (277) , Intern (235) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (173) , 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 2347 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 1111 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 821 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 791 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 778 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 1192 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 565 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 242 reviews)); "During my time there I saw many layoffs and huge increases in the demands on remaining employees." ((in 201 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 110 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

(18,651 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

74% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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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 18,651 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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4.0

Apr 8, 2009

Software and Services is a feature off the times of india

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Pros

People, corporate culture, diversity is WONDERFUL, awesome performance bonus!

Cons

incompetent Human Resources Staffing; too many IBM/Lotus Notes have-beens

4.0

Apr 6, 2009

Inside the glass door

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits! Vacation: A new hire immediately gets a vacation bank of 80 hours Vacation, 40 Hours of Floating and 80 Hours of Family Health (sick, bereavement etc) without needed to accrue. Every year of service gets you more Vacation days. With 5 years I have 200+ hours of vacation. 401K match: Nokia matches $for$ upto 8% of total cash compensation. Vesting period is 4 years Phone: Employees get free phones (latest devices) with Voice & Data plans Home Office: DSL/Cable Internet subsidized. Off-site Fitness Reimbursement upto 250$ per year Flexible work schedules: I have worked remote (vpn, mobile vpn) out of the town. Good Health Benefits:

Cons

Base Salary is typically less and yearly increase percentages dismal in the US.

4.0

Apr 4, 2009

Connecting people

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

world known company, great people, most of the time nice work environment

Cons

Nokia keeps restructuring, you always have to face changes and adapt yourself to new strategies and new management! It seems as well that Nokia is always one train late on new innovations

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