Does Ericsson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ericsson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ericsson. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ericsson?

78% of Ericsson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ericsson 4.1 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 Ericsson?

Software Engineer (921) , Software Developer (702) , Integration Engineer (442) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (434) , Engineer (425) , Solutions Architect (415) , Project Manager (378) , Solution Architect (348) , Senior Engineer (290) , Solution Integrator (270) , Intern (175) , Customer Project Manager (153) , Senior Solution Integrator (149) , Manager (135)

What are the pros of working at Ericsson according to real employee reviews?

"+ your colleagues will most likely hold a degree in engineering + very interesting processes + very interesting tasks + good work/life balance" ((in 2121 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1123 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 945 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 691 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 599 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ericsson according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and very difficult to get promotions if you don't change job/role within the company" ((in 1264 reviews)); "2. Managers give good and on" ((in 299 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 284 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs (every quarter) → 🚨 High risk → job security concern" ((in 253 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 117 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ericsson layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ericsson layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ericsson in 2026.

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,736 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Ericsson has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17,736 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ericsson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

18K reviews

2.0

Jan 3, 2018

A once great company off in a different direction

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global perspective, great talent and solid products. Pro/Con Benefits were amazing prior to 2018 but now industry standard.

Cons

Questionable choices in acquisitions are haunting the company and management is still trying to recover. Necessary layoffs went way to far (by 50%). Well placed Managers of poor performing or dismantled groups reassigned and promoted to business areas they didn't understand or manage well. Managers are ineffective and fearful of current group head. Revolving door management, good ones leave or fired, bad one stay. Products they believe are the future are dragging the company down while the core money makers are left to languish without proper support. Over-complicated business and customer management systems.

4.0

Dec 13, 2017

Ericsson was great until recently due to US layoffs.

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits, good training and work life balance.

Cons

Layoffs to cut expenses due to mismanagement of the company over the last decade.

1.0

Dec 12, 2017

Bloated and Bureaucratic - no upside

Senior executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice US HQ building in Plano

Cons

- no vision for growth beyond 5G radios, which is will cost less than 4G/LTE - no bonuses, even when promised (negotiate a high salary, that's all there is) - 12 Ericsson people at customer meetings with 2 people from customer - discriminatory in their hiring practices with quotas for certain types of hires - benefits WERE good, costs going way up in 2018 for employees

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