Does KDDI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KDDI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KDDI. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KDDI?

51% of KDDI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KDDI 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KDDI?

Network Engineer (14) , Assistant Manager (11) , Engineer (9) , Systems Engineer (8) , IT Engineer (7) , Project Manager (5) , Sales (5) , Manager (4) , Senior Network Engineer (4) , Coordinator (3) , Core Researcher (3) , Director (3) , ITOC Engineer (3) , Senior Engineer (3) , Software Engineer (3)

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

"Old nut good people." ((in 13 reviews)); "Japanese colleagues are all friendly and can generally speak good English." ((in 9 reviews)); "Provides Good benefit." ((in 8 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good working environment" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Low salary in this industry." ((in 15 reviews)); "Japanese culture as well." ((in 13 reviews)); "managers and team leads don’t care about you." ((in 7 reviews)); "And bonus and increment really low." ((in 7 reviews)); "Below average pay Useless coworkers will never get fired so you have to put up with a variety of behaviors" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about KDDI redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(256 total reviews)

Takashi Tanaka

73% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture and values

3.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

KDDI has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 256 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KDDI 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

256 reviews

2.0

13 Mar 2026

Low wages, low bonus, micro managing, politics

It executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you planning to build your profile, Yes you can

Cons

-Bad increment -Bonus is based on sales and performance, but bare in mind you will never get 1month pay in total even they have 2 times bonus in a year - Micromanaging - internal politics between departments

3.0

24 Feb 2026

Ok

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Famous company, diversity environment,good relations with colleagues

Cons

Cheap salary depends on the role, some people doesn’t match the company culture

5.0

26 Jan 2026

Work style

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working styles, including flextime and teleworking, are encouraged.

Cons

In some departments, long hours of overtime work are the norm

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