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))

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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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856 reviews

4.0

Apr 17, 2022

Technical students at CERN

Technical student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay for someone who is entry level + good insurance policies

Cons

Night shifts are somewhat difficult to deal with

CERN Response

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

5.0

Apr 12, 2022

Good place

Ingénieur conception mécanique

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International Environment and cutting edge technologies

Cons

It's a perfect place to work, no incoveniences

CERN Response

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

5.0

Mar 28, 2022

yes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ABC everything is fine, provided good opportunities

Cons

good happens nice. all looking good

CERN Response

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

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