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 (920) , Software Developer (702) , Integration Engineer (442) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (434) , Engineer (423) , 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 2128 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1116 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 929 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 676 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 615 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 1279 reviews)); "Bad manager to employee ratio" ((in 297 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 295 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 271 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 124 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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Ericsson reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(17,729 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

77% 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 17,729 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

3.0

Jul 5, 2010

Programmers try software developing companies first!

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Average package, but with respect to working hours and personal employee time.

Cons

Many mistakes made at the top level regarding restructurisation and company future. Projects once closed then started from scratch again, but expertise already gone to competitors.

5.0

Jun 30, 2010

7

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ericsson in the best company to learn everyday... however, the enviromet of Ericsson is very nice.

Cons

the problem is that Ericsson have very complecated process

2.0

Jun 24, 2010

Don't join

Core engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As such none.except initial training phase

Cons

1) incompetent management 2)Lack of transparency 2)Yes Sir Attitude 4)Slow Career Growth

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