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 (36) , 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 123 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 80 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 54 reviews)); "good benefits and health insurance" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good work life balance and vast interesting domains of activity." ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 40 reviews)); "Almost no Career Opportunities" ((in 16 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 15 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 7 reviews)); "Old buildings with no AC" ((in 6 reviews))

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4.3

91% would recommend to a friend

(856 total reviews)

Fabiola Gianotti

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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CERN has an employee rating of 4.3 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 in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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856 reviews

3.0

Dec 13, 2024

Junior Fellow

Junior fellowship

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting place to work and great people

Cons

Poor management structure, no support for fellows.

5.0

Dec 12, 2024

Good salary

Research fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No taxes, cheap cantine and nice enviroment

Cons

Low salary for Geneva standars, far from the city

5.0

Dec 11, 2024

Nice job

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, food, events place

Cons

Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf

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