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?

80% 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 (1359) , Senior Software Engineer (503) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (291) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , Intern (236) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (175) , 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 2369 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 1115 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 830 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 776 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 765 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 1191 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 561 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 239 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and restructuring" ((in 192 reviews)); "compensation is low and less in many cases" ((in 108 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

80% would recommend to a friend

(18,703 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 18,703 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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2.0

Mar 6, 2012

NSN is relatively a new company, but it has been overall a discouraging experience over the last 5 years, since 2007

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NSN generally has flexible working hours; a more relaxed environment that allows some work-life balance

Cons

Lack of training to boost career development

3.0

Mar 5, 2012

Not a good place for beginners

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company benefits are awesome Flexible hours

Cons

Work can be boring and monotonous

4.0

Mar 2, 2012

Great place to work, but strategy implementation is lacking

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, global experience, career growth if in the right location, recognized company, industry leader, free phones, compensation, company culture, respect

Cons

Very political with redundant work assigned to different teams, work is done very slow, upper management strategy is easily misunderstood

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