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 170 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 66 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 61 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 55 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 106 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 72 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 23 reviews)); "Technologies and the used tools are rather old, outdated and ineffective." ((in 9 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 8 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.

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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).

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1K reviews

3.0

Sep 15, 2020

QA

Qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good overall from learning perspective

Cons

Nothing as such that impacts

Deutsche Telekom Response

Hello & thank you for the evaluation! Best wishes for the future. Kindly, Mariella G.

2.0

Aug 23, 2020

Good as first IT job

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mobile phone, extra meal vouchers, christmas present (overall employee benefits)

Cons

Stressful job, low wage, no career growth,weekend shifts

1.0

Mar 28, 2020

DT review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

State of art technologies and stable mammoth

Cons

Big mammoth tough processes struggling between departments countries bad management not pleasant and dynamic place to work.Tons of politics inside.Bad old fashioned managers.

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