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 (502) , 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 (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 2356 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1110 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 835 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 780 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 775 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 1202 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 565 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 229 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and restructuring" ((in 198 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 111 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

(18,690 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 18,690 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

4.0

Mar 3, 2011

Good place to work overall, but currently Company is in wrong direction

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) The work hours is very relax, as long as you did the job 2) The benefit is fine 3) Work from home is very flexible

Cons

1) Performance review is not clear based on what 2) Quite some resource are wasted

4.0

Jan 15, 2011

Pretty good.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work live balance. Few none-sense. Good freedom in work.

Cons

Unprofitable industry. Require flexibillity. Some post merge political struggles remain

3.0

Jan 10, 2011

your "being well" there depends on who your manager is

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it could be a good place to work

Cons

bad balnce: work/private life missing interest of managenet, no or too less feedback on performance, from manager in case he/she is located in different location unclear and/or missing promotions guidelines, no real appreciation of very valuable employees very often new commers with less experiences employed with higher salaries than those who are working there since years - demotivator

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