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 (if you're not Swiss)" ((in 124 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 81 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 54 reviews)); "Good benefits for CERN contracts" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 34 reviews))

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

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 38 reviews)); "Almost no Career Opportunities" ((in 16 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 14 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 13 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 9 reviews))

CERN reviews

4.4

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 4.4 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 21% above average for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

856 reviews

5.0

Jun 18, 2022

Great working experience

Project associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, salary, facilities and perks

Cons

Exeptionally difficult to get an indefinate contract

CERN Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your experience of working at CERN. We wish you success in your future endeavours.

5.0

Jun 13, 2022

Senior fellow at CERN

Senior fellow/senior fellow trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good conditions and good job atmosphere.

Cons

I don't find any significant cons apart from the fact that it is difficult to stay here for long term.

CERN Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your experience of working at CERN. We wish you success in your future endeavours.

5.0

Jun 13, 2022

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting mission and development of new technologies.

Cons

No major drawbacks to point.

CERN Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your experience of working at CERN. We wish you success in your future endeavours.

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