Does CERN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CERN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CERN. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CERN?

91% of CERN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CERN 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CERN?

Technical Student (125) , Software Engineer (112) , Fellow (61) , PhD Student (36) , Senior Fellow (24) , Doctoral Student (23) , Research Fellow (23) , Internship (22) , Mechanical Engineer (20) , Junior Fellow (19) , Postdoctoral Fellow (19) , Engineer (18) , Project Associate (18) , Intern (16) , Administrative Student (15)

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

"Good salary (if you're not Swiss)" ((in 126 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 79 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 58 reviews)); "good benefits and health insurance" ((in 53 reviews)); "Good work life balance and vast interesting domains of activity." ((in 32 reviews))

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

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 37 reviews)); "No career progression; no teleworking outside of the region" ((in 16 reviews)); "Few career opportunities in certain departments." ((in 12 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 12 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 8 reviews))

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4.3

91% would recommend to a friend

(856 total reviews)

Fabiola Gianotti

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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CERN has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 856 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CERN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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856 reviews

5.0

Mar 16, 2024

Great place to work

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Skillset that is transferable and knowledge that is handy forever.

Cons

Science but works like a corporation

4.0

Mar 16, 2024

Project Manager

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability, international multidisciplinary team, flexible working conditions

Cons

Quite limited possibilities for evolution

5.0

Mar 13, 2024

Happy

Phd student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

R1 and coffee is terrible, but all the rest is great

Cons

Good place to work and do reasearch

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