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 (1358) , Senior Software Engineer (503) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (291) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , Intern (235) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (174) , Senior Engineer (157) , Program Manager (145) , 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 2367 reviews)); "The culture was good and inspiring" ((in 1118 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 844 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 783 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 774 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 1176 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 558 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 244 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and restructuring" ((in 196 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 112 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.

Nokia reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,692 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,692 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 Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

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19K reviews

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

2.0

Jan 9, 2012

Not recommended

Hws

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

European nordic culture, possibility to find a good balance between personal and professional life

Cons

Too complex company after merger. Not efficient at all. This leads to its current financial status

4.0

Dec 15, 2011

Very good company to work for, whose decline was accelerated by Elop

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Highly motivated co-workers at my site. Unusually high autonomy at our site, but not most others.

Cons

Very heavy bureaucracy when working on Symbian main code line. Slow to respond to needed software and hardware upgrades, though they were getting there before Elop.

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