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 (289) , 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 2367 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1115 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 834 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 773 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 773 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 546 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 239 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 194 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.

Nokia reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,665 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 18,665 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

Apr 18, 2009

Decent company to work for with ongoing transforming still clearly present

Senior solutions sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair employer, plenty of possibilities in different areas. Competitive company in the market allows more possibilities. Plenty of traveling for those who like it. Global company with fair treatment of employees. Decent salary level if working outside of Finland atleast.

Cons

Merge with S and N is still ongoing, plenty of politics come to place as companies work very differently in past as separate entities. Company selected Nokia model in most processes leading some unhappiness from ex-S side. Costs are kept low and training possibilities are lacking. As company is only 2 years old there is lot of movement in different positions.

3.0

Apr 10, 2009

It is the Finnish way or no way.

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working globally. Learning new cultures. The people that work at Nokia are amazing people. Friendly, and many have experience that can help a person grow and expand their knowledge in the telecommunications industry.

Cons

Constant downsizing and restructuring of organizations. Too many layoffs, creating over-worked employees. Nokia is slow to market with their products. They wait for the competition to launch a product, then copy that technology. Nokia is focused on the Finnish way of doing business. They seem uninterested in North America and the US based customers. They are more focused on European, Latin America and India. Where they make the most money on cheap phones.

4.0

Apr 4, 2009

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

world known company, great people, most of the time nice work environment

Cons

Nokia keeps restructuring, you always have to face changes and adapt yourself to new strategies and new management! It seems as well that Nokia is always one train late on new innovations

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