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 125 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 82 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 54 reviews)); "good benefits and health insurance" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work life balance and vast interesting domains of activity." ((in 34 reviews))

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

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 40 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((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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4.4

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

5.0

Apr 8, 2021

The coolest place to work on Earth

Administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Increasing flexibility and adapting to needs of the workforce

Cons

Very few long-term positions. Advancement is relatively slow.

5.0

Apr 7, 2021

Great work environment

Senior fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International environment, exciting research and applied projects, good salaries

Cons

Most contracts have limited duration

5.0

Mar 26, 2021

Electronics Engineer Fellow

Fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom to work on what you want. Relaxing campus atmosphere.

Cons

Sometimes hard to adjust to another employer. It's easy to get use to life at CERN.

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