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 3.7 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 (288) , 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 2346 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1122 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 813 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 790 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 1195 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of infrastructure" ((in 561 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 240 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 203 reviews)); "compensation is low and less in many cases" ((in 112 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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,659 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

74% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.7

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 18,659 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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5.0

Apr 6, 2018

Nokia trains employees to Mindfulness

Innovation officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I just completed a Nokia training to Mindfulness, to be used to improve our wellbeing and have many positive impacts on our daily job, efficiency and relationship. Ten sessions of 1h30 over 10 weeks. I can already feel great benefits from it.

Cons

More employees would like to benefit of such sessions.

4.0

Mar 9, 2018

Ingénieur Test et Validation

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. On-site gym. On-site supermarket

Cons

Recurrent restructuration plans Small salary increases CE not much better than other companies (just average, doesn't mean that it's bad)

3.0

Mar 9, 2018

Real Experience

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, good location, providing supporting packages. Interesting work. Good innovation and research

Cons

Internal procedure is very complicated and sometimes confusing. No help from others, mostly depend on yourself

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