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 (free of income tax)" ((in 126 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 83 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 58 reviews)); "good benefits and health insurance" ((in 44 reviews)); "they was very helpful and pay was good" ((in 34 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 17 reviews)); "For scientists, almost exclusively temporary contracts and almost no career opportunities inside or outside CERN." ((in 14 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 13 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 8 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

Mar 9, 2021

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

total scientific freedom and liberty

Cons

nothing to negative to say

4.0

Feb 25, 2021

Great work/life balance but no job satisfaction

Vacuum technician fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working conditions and work life balance.

Cons

Monotonous work activities. Very specific areas of expertise and no opportunity to learn new areas.

CERN Response

5y

Thank you for your review. Regarding the 'cons' you have listed, the purpose of the TTE fellowship is a rich on-the-job working and learning experience, so in light of your monotonous experience, we would highly recommend you reach out to your supervisor to review your work assignment to get the most out of it. Do contact your programme coordinator as well who is there to guide and support you. We wish you all the very best!

5.0

Feb 19, 2021

Great international spirit

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, open work environment, great cooperative atmosphere

Cons

There aren't many opportunities to go up the ladder, and determinate contracts are not likely to be renewed.

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