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 (35) , 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 and tons of benefits." ((in 137 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 84 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 57 reviews)); "good benefits and health insurance" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 39 reviews))

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

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 38 reviews)); "No career progression; no teleworking outside of the region" ((in 15 reviews)); "Career opportunities are limited, long" ((in 15 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 13 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

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

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

4.0

Aug 31, 2023

Good but..

Computer engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great international project Beautiful area for nature & outdoor activities Great wages and benefits Interesting projects

Cons

Old-fashioned, rigid working environment Male-dominated Highly political Unexciting, expensive city

4.0

Aug 24, 2023

Working at CERN

Senior fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work with a good environment

Cons

Little politics in terms of project direction

4.0

Aug 24, 2023

Good employer, short contracts

Staff scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere, exciting projects, very smart people.

Cons

Contracts are mostly temporary and quite short and somewhat of a dead end for many people

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