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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4.0

Mar 13, 2012

Great company - sadly co-location causing a lot of lost talents

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1. Great work-life balance 2. Generally great people. Colleagues generally respect each other and treat each other nicely 3. Great medical/dental, leave benefits, great environment 4. Very people oriented even when retrenching. Company is really going all-out to make this a less painful process for the employees affected

Cons

1. Too frequent reorganizations, with latest one on co-location causing many good people to leave 2. I've seen some people with very little credentials being promoted up due to this reorg, and some folks with good credentials being downgraded. 3. Pay increment is not great.

1.0

Jan 30, 2012

Difficult career unless a Fin and male.

It security manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and Flexible schedule to work

Cons

Not invented here mentality of Finish centric. Myopic and stubborn old school management

2.0

Jan 11, 2012

Less pay, too much politics

Senior technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Parent company Siemens and Nokia are excellent companies 2. You can easily avoid working here, if you like that. 3. As it is in a cost cutting mode, you can get exposure working on things beyond your experience.

Cons

1. Excessive cost cutting resulting in quality cutting 2. It is now common talk that that your performance rating has no connection to your appraisal. Politics, smart managers, favoritism etc have greater impact on it. 3. Managers with no people or management skills

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