Does United Nations pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, United Nations employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at United Nations. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at United Nations?

77% of United Nations employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated United Nations 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at United Nations?

Intern (400) , Consultant (142) , Internship (130) , Administrative Assistant (59) , Project Manager (46) , Research Assistant (30) , Political Affairs Officer (24) , Officer (23) , Political Affairs Intern (19) , Security Officer (18) , Team Assistant (18) , Analyst (16) , Director (16) , Economic Affairs Officer (16) , Finance Assistant (15)

What are the pros of working at United Nations according to real employee reviews?

"stable happy versatile good benefit" ((in 182 reviews)); "The people are great and passionate about what they do" ((in 162 reviews)); "a good salary and traveling by plane" ((in 155 reviews)); "Great for CV and great colleagues" ((in 129 reviews)); "Good work environment for beginners" ((in 79 reviews))

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

"The internship is unpaid and probably with rooms of improvement regarding the plan for career guidance" ((in 107 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 49 reviews)); "No job security at all" ((in 27 reviews)); "It is hard to have toxic managers held accountable due to the nature of the org" ((in 24 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and almost impossible to get promoted.It is hard to do things differently due to the bureaucratic nature of the organization." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about United Nations layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about United Nations layoffs and their outlook for job security at United Nations in 2026.

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United Nations reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,244 total reviews)

António Guterres

75% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

United Nations has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The United Nations 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Jun 22, 2015

UN OIOS Audit Division

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment, nice colleagues and supportive Management Team

Cons

P4-level positions are hard to get as there are not many positions available in the org structure

2.0

May 20, 2015

Great salary and benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits. Good work/life balance (if you can are good at setting priorities). Following are Pros if you're looking for a comfortable job and have little ambition: Very hard to get fired. Performance has no impact on pay, job security and career advancement. Most of your mistakes and goof-ups will go unnoticed.

Cons

poor talent management and performance management systems. an organization still languishing in the glory days from the past, seemingly oblivious of future challenges and clueless about its relevance in present times.

1.0

Apr 9, 2015

Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The mission of the agency is, in itself rewarding to work for. Their location is pretty good, their partners are various and interesting to work with. The leave is pretty good as it is in the UN system Honestly, that's all I can say that is positive

Cons

This organization is totally worthless. Their mission is very important unfortunately they spent time and money traveling and promote oneself at the management level. The purpose of mission and most of the programs are totally ignored unless there is a strong monetary interest. The current Director applies an authoritarian leadership with no room for ideas, growth or opinion. He is surrounded by incompetent staff who have been there for years and have never actually worked for the UN system outside of that office, There is no room for growth , and forget about asking for a raise! A very disappointing experience!

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