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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nokia?

Software Engineer (1356) , Senior Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (475) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (290) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , Intern (235) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (174) , 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 2380 reviews)); "flexible in timing and culture is good" ((in 1115 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 834 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 778 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 751 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 1176 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 558 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 237 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 196 reviews)); "compensation is low and less in many cases" ((in 109 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?

Buenos Aires , Córdoba , Rosario , San Miguel de Tucumán , Humberto Primo

Nokia reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,678 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,678 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 Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

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19K reviews

4.0

May 1, 2024

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Software engineer trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Friendly environment Nice people good place to thrieve and learn

Cons

some team leaders are not really nice specially with trainees.

1.0

Apr 30, 2024

Worst company and higher management policy

Hire and fire company

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Working in old legacy technology which has no market value 2) Zero work life balance, managers and team is treated like slaves 3) Variable amount in salary is never paid to an employee, as there are clauses in-built like for transport need to use company car

Cons

1) Cons are full of, very bad management 2) No use of learning old technology 3) Very old tools are used such as Mercurial, IBM ClearQuest 4) Full of politics, manager chooses looser and winners 5) Sells it's product to backward nations like Africa, Pakistan etc. 6) Company policy of hire and fire employee even for small things

1.0

Apr 14, 2024

Good salary but keep counting the day you may get laid off

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and employees benefits. Good salary.

Cons

You may get laid off anytime. Always there is a layoff plan every 3 yrs. Your number may come anyday. Mandatory layoff every year 15% in a team. If you stay in top 80% then your are good.

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