Does Deutsche Telekom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Deutsche Telekom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Deutsche Telekom. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Deutsche Telekom?

74% of Deutsche Telekom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Deutsche Telekom 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Deutsche Telekom?

Software Engineer (188) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Intern (46) , Project Manager (46) , Devops Engineer (40) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (35) , Software Developer (34) , Praktikant (27) , Dualer Student (26) , dualer Student Wirtschaftsinformatik (22) , Internship (20) , Data Scientist (18) , Business Analyst (17) , Manager (16) , Account Manager (15)

What are the pros of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good and the Cologne / Bonn region is really nice." ((in 168 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are keen to push you and ready to talk and facilitate your growth goals" ((in 65 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 64 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 60 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 55 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low (lower then on the same position in Russia)" ((in 102 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 73 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 23 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs and their outlook for job security at Deutsche Telekom in 2026.

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3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,414 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Deutsche Telekom has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,414 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Telekom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Oct 17, 2023

Remote work from Spain to Germany

Senior data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technical depth, colleagues, interesting domain topics

Cons

No cons, maybe that the role is 100% remote, but that might be a pro for many

Deutsche Telekom Response

Hello, thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you had a positive experience with Deutsche Telekom as an employer. Best regards Your Telekom Career Team

4.0

Oct 29, 2017

Good company but areas / departments are very different

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- leading in ICT - good compensation - good training - good work/life balance

Cons

- some areas highly political - partially lack of performance culture

3.0

Mar 26, 2017

Customer Relationship Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great team, great pay per hour, great workforce

Cons

location, tasks, no growth opportunities

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