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 120 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 81 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 64 reviews)); "good benefits and health insurance" ((in 50 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)); "No career progression; no teleworking outside of the region" ((in 16 reviews)); "Career opportunities are limited, long" ((in 12 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 11 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 7 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

CERN

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

856 reviews

3.0

Dec 10, 2020

Amazing community but average work

Technical student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CERN is a great place to be at. I participated in many interesting talks. All of my colleagues were very open and friendly, it was very easy to meet people. CERN clubs are a great way to develop a hobby.

Cons

Work can feel a bit disorganised. Depending on the team you get to, you may need to work with really old technology.

4.0

Dec 9, 2020

VIA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HOLIDAYS AND conditions of employment

Cons

structure and practices established over years

4.0

Nov 30, 2020

Applied research

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

values of the mission of the lab: research, r&d and education. Flat structure, relatively good amount of freedom in work objectives.

Cons

Hard to get promotions and career stabilisation.

Viewing 583 - 585 of 856 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

UNDP

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

United Nations

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

U.S. Department of State

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at CERN

Junior Marketing Communications Officer (IPT-KT-MC-2026-148-GRAE)

HSE Communications Support Officer (HSE-TS-2026-153-GRAE)

Graphic Designer (SR-ECO-VIE-2026-168-GRAE)

Short Term Internship 2026

Genf

View job

Junior Officer for Host State Relations (SR-SE-HSR-2026-154-GRAE)

CERN reviews FAQs

Related searches: CERN jobs | CERN salaries | CERN benefits | CERN interviews

Reviews CERN reviews

CERN

CERN reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Amazing community but average work

VIA

Applied research

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at CERN

CERN reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

CERN reviews FAQs

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at CERN