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 (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 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.

Nokia reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,666 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 18,666 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

1.0

Jan 23, 2014

A big disappointment

Senior visual designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nokia in Berlin has a very international culture although. It also has some interesting projects to offer.

Cons

There are so many re-orgs, basically one every 3 or 4 months. No clear direction on anything, neither from top management, nor from managers or within the teams. No clear responsibilities. No clear career paths. Often there's simply no way to grow. Stepping up and trying to change things for the better is usually punished, so that people simply give up after some time. Lots of lazy people, who already gave up trying to change things. Only the people remain, who enjoy a good 'work life balance' environment - everybody else is leaving.

2.0

Jan 21, 2014

Average expectations...

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sallary is paid on time and it's ok for the responsabilities and duties of the position. Great balance if it's going to be your "first job" and you still live with your parents...

Cons

...if not, ...well, maybe you wanna think twice. No career oportunities or chances to grow up. Good resources are not valuable for the management, so doesen't matter at all if you work hard, or average at best...in the end, you get nothing, you get tired of the rutine, and you go by yourself to another company...or you get fired.

3.0

Nov 28, 2013

Good people in a disorganized organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Many employees know their job well and are supportive of others *Strong portfolio of telecoms infrastructure equipment and software solutions *Competent Services offering around own products

Cons

*Difficult times with strong competition from chinese vendors *Constant reorganizations *Heavy beaurocracy/processes mean focus on customer is lost

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