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 (1359) , Senior Software Engineer (503) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (291) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , Intern (236) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (175) , Senior Engineer (157) , Program Manager (145) , 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 2365 reviews)); "The culture was good and inspiring" ((in 1124 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 832 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 776 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 770 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 1201 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 550 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 231 reviews)); "During my time there I saw many layoffs and huge increases in the demands on remaining employees." ((in 202 reviews)); "low compensation and some lost direction" ((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.

What are the top reviewed Nokia locations?

Nozay , Paris , Lannion , Massy , Calais , Saclay , Vélizy , Nozay , Brest , Ormes , Annecy , Colombes , La Queue , Saint-Ouen , Nozay , Marne-la-Vallee , Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Nokia reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,703 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,703 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 Télécommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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19K reviews

2.0

Jan 5, 2018

Low retention low cost center

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to get hired for the 3 months trial period. Possible to develop on the Linux workstation.

Cons

The company pays the specialists 40-50% of what it pays in Germany or Finland. Second hand hardware and workspaces. Everything screams cheap. Security obsession, policies everywhere. Weird "coordinators" reporting each irregularity to the line managers. Employment contract presented first time to the employee and given to sign on the first day in the office (!).

3.0

Dec 25, 2017

Good for a start of your IT career.

Integration & verification engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly, humorous, social benefits are on a decent level, overall atmosphere is pretty good, hard to get fired

Cons

Salary is not enough compared with tasks you need to do, Overtimes are usually obligatory, sometimes it's hard to believe that this particular person is a high level manager

2.0

Dec 8, 2017

Technical Staff

Technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is interesting, challenging and fun. People are bright, hardworking and motivated. Health care and insurance benefits are very good. I believe that salary is okay, though not the highest in the industry.

Cons

Very difficult to achieve work-life balance; most of us are overworked! Limited opportunities for career advancement. Many cliques and egos.

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