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?

75% 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 161 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 62 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 61 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 57 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 105 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 77 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 21 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.

Deutsche Telekom reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,417 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,417 reviews)

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Deutsche Telekom has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,417 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Dec 21, 2020

Bad environment

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with multiple countries, some of the latest tech

Cons

No work life balance, no database management

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello & Thank you for the evaluation. Feedback is very important to us because we can learn from it. We are truly sorry that they perceive our company in this way. We would like to get in contact with you about your experience: karrierenews@telekom.de. We're glad if you contact us via Email. Wish you all the best, Mariella G.

4.0

Oct 16, 2020

good

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good company to work at. Uses latest tech stack and the work culture is good

Cons

pay scale is a bit less. Would be great if they increase it

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello & thank you for the evaluation! We like to see that our employees are happy with their work. Kind regards, Mariella G.

3.0

Sep 15, 2020

QA

Qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good overall from learning perspective

Cons

Nothing as such that impacts

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello & thank you for the evaluation! Best wishes for the future. Kindly, Mariella G.

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