Does Ericsson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ericsson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ericsson. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ericsson?

78% of Ericsson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ericsson 4.1 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 Ericsson?

Software Engineer (924) , Software Developer (703) , Integration Engineer (443) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (434) , Engineer (424) , Solutions Architect (416) , Project Manager (378) , Solution Architect (349) , Senior Engineer (291) , Solution Integrator (270) , Intern (175) , Customer Project Manager (153) , Senior Solution Integrator (149) , Manager (136)

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

"+ your colleagues will most likely hold a degree in engineering + very interesting processes + very interesting tasks + good work/life balance" ((in 2123 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1104 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 947 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 694 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 600 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and very difficult to get promotions if you don't change job/role within the company" ((in 1259 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 298 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 290 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 272 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 117 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ericsson layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ericsson locations?

Madrid , Málaga , Barcelona , Espartinas , Hospitalet , Valladolid

Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,761 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,761 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ericsson 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

18K reviews

3.0

Mar 16, 2015

Excellent pay and benefits, however the work environment is toxic.

Manager of it development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing industry with plenty of headroom. Pay is at industry average. Benefits are best in industry.

Cons

Upper executives are completely detached from the work and don't want that to change. Work has become part of the service industry where doing more for less is the everyday challenge.

2.0

Mar 4, 2015

Not so serious

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They think to be the best, but nobody outside the company knows what is the core business of the company.

Cons

Innovation should be the driver of the company, but unfortunately it is the burrocracy the real owner of the business.

4.0

Feb 15, 2015

Verification Engineer

Verification engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Place to learn. meeting lots of experts everyday co-workers are helpful and supportive. good balance between life/work

Cons

the average Salary is less than the average of the market every year reorganization and danger of layoff lots of bureaucracy every day innovation, creativity and feedback are dismissed. compensation could be improved

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