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?

78% 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 168 reviews)); "The people are great and passionate about what they do" ((in 163 reviews)); "Good salary and experience overall" ((in 151 reviews)); "Great for CV and great colleagues" ((in 131 reviews)); "Good work environment for beginners" ((in 90 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 108 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 47 reviews)); "bad managers" ((in 24 reviews)); "No job security at all" ((in 23 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 22 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

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,244 total reviews)

António Guterres

75% approve of CEO

58% 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

2.0

Jan 7, 2013

Working at the UN as a full time Project Manager (consultant contract)

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global outlook; multicultural environment; goals of the organization; international exposure; opportunity to mobilize unified decisions and action on global progress and to promote cooperation among countries.

Cons

Excessive bureaucracy; bad models of management (too vertical); incentives, values and vision of the organization do not match; difficult to understand the role of supervisors (accountability is a challenge); most work done by consultants

5.0

Jan 3, 2013

Best International working environment.

Civil engineer & environmental engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working towards Peace & Development of needy countries.

Cons

I find no adverse reasons to be dissatisfied from UN .

4.0

Jan 2, 2013

Nice Working Experience with the UN

National program officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

had a wonderful work experience with UNICEF and UNFPA. the people were good and office policies are just right; work pressure is just right.

Cons

all depends on management style of the boss,.. but poor leadership can lead to turfing and polarization of staff. and staff satisfaction very limited career opportunities.

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Working at the UN as a full time Project Manager (consultant contract)

Best International working environment.

Nice Working Experience with the UN

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