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 been stable over the past 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 (498) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (369) , Technical Lead (288) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (277) , Intern (234) , Technical Specialist (182) , 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 2363 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 1114 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 820 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 788 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 784 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 1184 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 561 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 198 reviews)); "low compensation and some lost direction" ((in 115 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

(18,644 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

73% approve of CEO

63% 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 18,644 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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Reviews by job title

19K reviews

5.0

Jun 12, 2008

Nokia, a great place to work but it can be frustrating at times.

Business development director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nokia is clearly the market leader globally in mobile communications. Its move to transform into a services company is managemenst anticipation of the market. In many markets around the world it is the No 1 brand and market leader.

Cons

Nokia is sometimes slow to respond to competitors, but when it does it quickly overtakes them. In the North American market where the mobile operators control the value chain and technology is fragmented, Nokia is not as strong as it is in other markets. A lot of the management positions are held by Finns or are based in Helsinki which limits career opportunities.

1.0

Jun 12, 2008

Not a place for technical oriented people

Software design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can alway get a job here, no skills needed.. You do not have to be very committed.

Cons

If your are commmitted, they will burn you down. Salery are shitty. Bonuses are truely just 'pretend' to be as the are unreal objectives, as you have no access to figures and thus no way of checking if target is met and bonus should be pay'ed. (Often you miss some unmeasureble target and loose you bonus for no reason in your control)

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

It's exciting working for the world-wide devices leader, Connecting people

Network architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

With half a billion devices sold per year, there is no other job where you have more of a chance to change humanity. That's exciting! The benefits and company values are very good, and compensation seems quite competitive compared to the rest of the industry.

Cons

Large, European company is sometimes frustratingly slow to change. This is not a start-up, and there is some bureaucracy to navigate in order to be a successful player.

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