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?

80% 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 (476) , 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 2362 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 1145 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 828 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 787 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 761 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 1199 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 565 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 238 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 196 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 111 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

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(18,705 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.6

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 18,705 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

Sep 19, 2011

Great place to work

R & d test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nokia is a excellent place to work. 1. Best place to work. 2. Work life balance is excellent.. no constraint of staying more hours. 3. compensation is very competitive. Even if you have less salary they will offer to match their standard. 4. Management people are very good to access and friendly.

Cons

It happens in every company that one or the other suffer due to project tasks/timeline and management pressure.. but it is very rare in Nokia till now.

3.0

Sep 18, 2011

Good experience in a fast paced environment focused on RF, networks and optimization.

Intern, 3g rf planning and optimization

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced, knowledge-driven, exciting, lot to learn,

Cons

Tension-filled, minimum error margin, lack of good leadership,

3.0

Sep 17, 2011

Good balance between professional and personal time

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed working environment and not too much pressure. Many traveling chances abroad and opportunities to change position inside the company.

Cons

Salaries tend to be lower than what other similar companies pay. Also, budget for low cost countries are very low, which affects both salaries and benefits.

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