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

3.0

Apr 11, 2014

UNited Nations SAP HCM, Benefits and Entitlements Training Development

Sap traiining developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots oof very nice people working there, Friendly and helpful

Cons

They seem to be way behind the curve with to date trainig development.

1.0

Mar 23, 2014

United Nations is Terrible

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well located in New York City

Cons

Too many people helping their friends to get jobs. The system is very unfair. You have to go through layers of tests and then they discriminate against Americans.

3.0

Nov 13, 2013

Administration looks out for themselves only

Information officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

meet some amazing people from around the world; excitement of working in a multi cultural environment; real exposure to global events and impact while at the same time trying to do something about it

Cons

there is a culture of fear that trickles down from upper management - especially in the department of public information - management looks out for themselves only and cooperation is lacking; it appears that upper management holds onto permanent jobs at all costs - very machiavellian attitude

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