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 (1353) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (290) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (277) , Intern (235) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (174) , Senior Engineer (157) , Program Manager (143) , 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 2349 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1131 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 820 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 788 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 759 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 1187 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 558 reviews)); "Pay is low and career change is difficult" ((in 262 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 240 reviews)); "During my time there I saw many layoffs and huge increases in the demands on remaining employees." ((in 204 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

(18,668 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 18,668 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 13, 2010

good place to work, flat org strucuture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flat org structure, good place for learning, down to earth people, senior management are very good

Cons

quality of middle level managers not so good, sales evry operational role...won't learn too much of marketing too much of reporting which eats into your time for field work

3.0

Feb 28, 2010

1

Service product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

transparency among colleagues good work-life balance

Cons

cost saving dominates very difficulties in new investments

4.0

Feb 25, 2010

For a big company, it's not such a bad place to be

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Usual benefits, pretty good environment, good infrastructure, good reputation

Cons

too hierarchical, too many managers, confusing management structure - al l of which lead to a culture where responsibility can be seen as someone else's.

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