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 177 reviews)); "The people are great and passionate about what they do" ((in 162 reviews)); "a good salary and traveling by plane" ((in 146 reviews)); "Great for CV and great colleagues" ((in 129 reviews)); "Good work environment for beginners" ((in 81 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 111 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 50 reviews)); "bad managers" ((in 26 reviews)); "No job security at all" ((in 22 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.

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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

Mar 10, 2011

Good, smart, well-meaning people in a complex beauracracy

Professional staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

--Benefits are very good. -- Vacations are generous -- Excellent mix of colleagues from around the world -- Good treatment of women -- Quality work/life balance -- A good cause, obviously

Cons

--You must be a master of working the beauracracy. --Salary is decent but you surely could use more disposable cash to live in Gotham.

4.0

Mar 2, 2011

A great job, if you can endure the bureaucracy and monotony

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The UN is a prestigious name, and it offers a secure job with great benefits. Working with different people around the world and dealing with global issues in the job is a special experience.

Cons

I often felt frustrated because things and changes took forever to be done. Meetings really didn't expedite anything and many of the upper-level officials (UN or UN-related organizations) are quite apathetic and political, and that's just not right in a place like the UN.

5.0

Feb 24, 2011

very satisfyling

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it is informative. it is a very good place to work and you can learn a lot. very inspring too.

Cons

I didn't see any cons, maybe the only thing is that it is very hard to get the promotion um.

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