Does Deutsche Telekom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Deutsche Telekom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Deutsche Telekom. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Deutsche Telekom?

75% of Deutsche Telekom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Deutsche Telekom 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Deutsche Telekom?

Software Engineer (188) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Intern (46) , Project Manager (46) , Devops Engineer (41) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (35) , Software Developer (34) , Praktikant (27) , Dualer Student (26) , dualer Student Wirtschaftsinformatik (22) , Internship (20) , Data Scientist (18) , Business Analyst (17) , Account Manager (16) , Manager (16)

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

"Work life balance is good and the Cologne / Bonn region is really nice." ((in 163 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 66 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 64 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 61 reviews)); "The colleagues are good" ((in 58 reviews))

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

"salary is low (lower then on the same position in Russia)" ((in 105 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 72 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 22 reviews)); "not many career opportunities" ((in 12 reviews)); "No innovation" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs in 2026?

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

Deutsche Telekom reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,420 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Deutsche Telekom has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,420 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Telekom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecomunicações industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Jan 17, 2021

Lots of opportunities but slow in execution

Chief product owner

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Broad variety of possibilities and market access

Cons

Slow and very hierarchical makes tangible innovation complicated

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Thanks for the evaluation! Wish you all the best. Best , Mariella G.

3.0

Jan 17, 2021

Good Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance . Good work culture

Cons

Micro management. No canteen to have food

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Thanks for the evaluation! Wish you all the best. Kind regards, Mariella G.

4.0

Jan 15, 2021

Nice company with stable and established products in multiple regions

Senior automation qa engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Balanced work life Nice work environment Good for ppls who want long term stability

Cons

Internal team switching option not available. For long term you have to work on almost same tech stack.

Deutsche Telekom Response

5y

Thanks for the evaluation! Wish you all the best. Kind regards, Mariella G.

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