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 2102 reviews)); "Good culture and flexible compared to competitors" ((in 1089 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 928 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 697 reviews)); "Work culture is good and productive" ((in 594 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 1266 reviews)); "Bad manager to employee ratio" ((in 300 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 286 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 261 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 127 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

(17,729 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

Aug 3, 2009

Ericsson is a very swedish company that follows the swedish model when it comes to most of it's HR questions.

Software designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ericsson have a ok understanding for the the needs and requirments for doing your job and they often accept the time it takes to do a good job. They are good at reqognize people and you don't have to become a manager to make more money.

Cons

Ericsson could improve in leting you test more of your own ideas and implement more lean or six sigma ideas into the organization. They could also improve in accepting that old code needs to be rewritten and that it can't last for ever.

3.0

Aug 2, 2009

Ericsson a decent place to work, but not the best

Solutions manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great health benefits and great wireless company. Ericsson respects employees personal life and encourages a work/life balance. HR stands behind their employees and quick to react when needed.

Cons

Very process oriented and no way around it. Too many resources involved in a project at any time driving the operations cost very high. No accountability for bad actions. Ericsson does not have much wireline competence and the company strategy in North America is not focused on this. Promotions are hard to come by and typically you have to be in with the execs to know about openings and to get promoted. Internal cross charges between accounts hinders projects.

2.0

Jul 24, 2009

Glass Ceiling

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity, whether that's good or not, is debatable. International presences, can work in project at many places. This is good if you enjoy travelling.

Cons

Glass ceiling if you are not a swede/european. Pretty much no career advancement opportunity if you are non-european. You are stuck in technical area. Salary is not competitive.

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