Does Deutsche Telekom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Deutsche Telekom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Deutsche Telekom. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Deutsche Telekom?

75% of Deutsche Telekom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Deutsche Telekom 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Deutsche Telekom?

Software Engineer (188) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Intern (46) , Project Manager (46) , Devops Engineer (40) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (35) , Software Developer (34) , Praktikant (27) , Dualer Student (26) , dualer Student Wirtschaftsinformatik (22) , Internship (20) , Data Scientist (18) , Business Analyst (17) , Account Manager (16) , Manager (16)

What are the pros of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good and the Cologne / Bonn region is really nice." ((in 165 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 66 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 63 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 62 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 60 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low (lower then on the same position in Russia)" ((in 112 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 75 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 21 reviews)); "No innovation" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs and their outlook for job security at Deutsche Telekom in 2026.

Deutsche Telekom reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,417 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Deutsche Telekom has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,417 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Telekom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Télécommunications industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Dec 29, 2020

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

everything is great. no complaints

Cons

no cons as such .

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

WOW! Thank you for this evaluation. Wish you all the best. Best regards, Mariella G.

4.0

Dec 22, 2020

Great Place to work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Varying tasks, great atmosphere, very good compensation and lots of fun!

Cons

Decisions may be too slow as it is with big corporates anyway. Overall, it is definitely a place to be!

4.0

Dec 20, 2020

Great jop oportunity for Work/Life balance

Sap project lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super Colleagues and environment, German link.

Cons

Monotonous work, Meetings for Meetings.

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello and thank you for the evaluation. We are grateful to see you happy in our company. We wish you all the best. Kind regards, Mariella G.

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