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 (1357) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , 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 2362 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 828 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 798 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 776 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 1181 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 551 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 245 reviews)); "During my time there I saw many layoffs and huge increases in the demands on remaining employees." ((in 198 reviews)); "compensation is low and less in many cases" ((in 113 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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,684 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,684 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

3.0

Jun 18, 2011

Great work life balance, incompetent management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work life balance - Tons of vacations and people take it - Interesting products that you will get your hands on before everyone else

Cons

- poor executive management - very little upwards mobility, and if you do get a promotion its often with no pay increase

3.0

Jun 18, 2011

Original NOKIA is good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

still in general good working environment

Cons

loosing market share and the future is not clear

3.0

Jun 18, 2011

Going through lot changes. Not the right place to move in at the moment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the company values is "Very Human" and @ Nokia its at the core of everything they do. There is great respect for employees.

Cons

Nokia is going through lot of changes in the strategy and is not the right place to move in at the moment. There is considerable uncertainty regarding future of the employment and the company's profitability as such.

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