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 135 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 82 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 58 reviews)); "Good benefits for CERN contracts" ((in 44 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 37 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 15 reviews)); "Few career opportunities in certain departments." ((in 13 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 11 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

5.0

Mar 5, 2020

Wonderful Experience

Administrative student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An interesting and wonderful place to work. Great colleagues, interesting projects and a very unique environment.

Cons

Some bureaucracy that is normal for big organizations.

CERN Response

Thank you for your submitting your review! We are very happy to read you have enjoyed your time with CERN and wish you all the best for the future.

5.0

Mar 4, 2020

World-class research facility

Doctoral student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

collabroative, open, diversity, multiplicity, world-class

Cons

food is mostly european-style, language barrier at some places.

2.0

Mar 2, 2020

good environment

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work conditions, international environment

Cons

limited opportunity and short contracts

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