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 162 reviews)); "Good benefits and relation for employee" ((in 65 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 63 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 62 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 57 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 21 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 8 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.

What are the top reviewed Deutsche Telekom locations?

Hungary , Mountain View , New York , Charlotte , Austin , Dallas , Houston , Nashville , Los Angeles , Menlo Park , San Francisco , Bellevue , Germantown , Germany , Split Rock , Germany

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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,420 reviews)

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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 Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Oct 7, 2022

No good appraisal no promotion even after bootlicking

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, None, None, None, None

Cons

Not good Pay, No Promotion, Less Appraisal, Too much Work, Everything is bad here

Deutsche Telekom Response

3y

Hi and thank you for your feedback! We are sorry that you had some bad experiences and are happy to hear more about it so that we can learn from it. You can mail us at: karrierenews@telekom.de. We wish you all the best for the future! Best regards, Nele B.

4.0

Aug 4, 2022

Nice company to work with

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balsnce. Annual bonus. Meat vouchers. Phone, Laptop.

Cons

Many meetings. Lot of POCs, Lost time with teaching others. No salary increase.

Deutsche Telekom Response

3y

Hello and thank you for the review. We are pleased that you value the work-life balance. We wish you all the best for the future. Kindly, Nele B.

5.0

Jul 30, 2022

Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work and life balance is perfect Friendly people around always helping Learn more technology Innovative ideas

Cons

Nothing much to say as cons

Deutsche Telekom Response

3y

Wow! Thank you for the 5-star-review! We are pleased that you are appreciate the work-life-balance and your colleauges. We wish you all the best for the future. Kindly, Nele B.

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