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 been stable over the past 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 163 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 65 reviews)); "The colleagues are good" ((in 64 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 64 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 54 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 110 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 71 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 22 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 7 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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,417 reviews)

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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

3.0

Sep 24, 2020

Salary

Scrum master

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home office, flexibility, Handy, health insurance,

Cons

Salary level, no change with Carrier level

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello & Thank you for the evaluatin. Best regards, Mariella G.

5.0

Sep 22, 2020

k

Process manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very reliable company indeed I think.

Cons

Big in scale, slow in decision making.

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hello & Thank you! The very best of wishes for the future. Best regards, Mariella G.

4.0

Sep 20, 2020

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Good pay

Cons

Not enough innovation projects. Poor Management

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Hallo und vielen Dank für Ihre positive Bewertung! Wir freuen uns, dass Sie sich bei uns im Unternehmen wohlfühlen. Viele Grüße, Djahan Behboudi

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Jobs at Deutsche Telekom

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Berufsorientierungspraktikum Industriekauffrau/Industriekaufmann (m/w/d)

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Ausbildung zum Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration (m/w/d)

Mannheim

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