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 (1354) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (290) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , 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 2354 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1136 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 826 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 783 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 772 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 1180 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 554 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 241 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 197 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 108 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

(18,673 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 18,673 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

May 15, 2012

There are many projects across the company, but it is difficult to switch groups to take advantage of them.

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many hard-working, competent, engineers. Everyone pitches in together to get the job done. Senior management is very open with upcoming re-structuring activities.

Cons

There is a 40% layoff occurring, so it is difficult to know if your job will be there tomorrow. Travel is very limited, making it difficult to attend training classes and impossible to attend trade conferences.

1.0

Apr 29, 2012

It's an old boy network and there's a ton of dead weight

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is OK, and it is a place where you can get started in the mobile industry then move on.

Cons

It's an old boy network, and if you have the right friends you'll go far. But if you don't, then you won't like it here. In my team there were more "product management" and "marketing" people than engineers. These folks worked minimal hours, they came in at 10, took a long lunch, and then they left at 4. On Friday they were all "working from home". They would jet around the world and talk to other people about the projects I was working on, but since they didn't talk to me I never knew what these folks were up to. I watched as some of the most incompetant of the bunch got promoted to managers.

2.0

Apr 18, 2012

Wrong place at the wrong time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life Balance Flexibility Vacations at will

Cons

No focus Management rules the roost at the expense of employees

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