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 (1352) , 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 2329 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 1111 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 851 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 785 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 785 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 1169 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 553 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 193 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 116 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

3.0

Feb 15, 2010

Reasonable package, but easy to hide & innovation stiffled

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hugely powerful brand Hands on with leading / up & coming technologies Significant opportunites to move within the company, e.g overseas etc

Cons

Stiffling bureaucracy Acitivity often dictated by policy Innovation has died to make way for catching up with competitiors Silo mentality in parts

1.0

Feb 8, 2010

Understand the cultures you impact

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Market leader, decent benefit and compensation

Cons

Poor cultural understanding on part of Finns regarding working with Americans

5.0

Feb 6, 2010

Nokia is just awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Environment Work Pressure is vry perfect u decide everythin u plan everythin n nokia is the best

Cons

salary reduce the workforce spread ur office across

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