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 169 reviews)); "The people are great and passionate about what they do" ((in 157 reviews)); "a good salary and traveling by plane" ((in 145 reviews)); "Great for CV and great colleagues" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good work environment for beginners" ((in 86 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 26 reviews)); "These are universally applied across the board and direct managers have no power to override them." ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours and a lot of work" ((in 21 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.

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

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Apr 14, 2014

Trade offs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The international experience alone made this job worth the headache and stress of the bureaucracy. I worked with people from all over the world and had the experience to travel to multiple developing countries as part of my assignment.

Cons

Bureaucracy! The UN is a slow moving machine. Be prepared to experience a lot of frustration in this modern day spoils system

1.0

Apr 9, 2014

review of technical writer job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it was a great exposure to people from all over the world

Cons

terrible manager and department head

3.0

Jun 28, 2013

Procurement Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Employer Name Recognition -Exposure to Global Operations -Diversified Staff

Cons

-G-Staff are WAY underpaid (while they do most of the critical work - at least in my department) -Benefits of P-Staff are way out of proportion compared with G-Staff. -Obsolete IT softwares. -Some (not all) vacancies are pre-determined despite job listing posting.

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