Does CERN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CERN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CERN. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CERN?

91% of CERN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CERN 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CERN?

Technical Student (125) , Software Engineer (111) , Fellow (61) , PhD Student (35) , Senior Fellow (24) , Doctoral Student (23) , Research Fellow (23) , Internship (22) , Junior Fellow (19) , Mechanical Engineer (19) , Postdoctoral Fellow (19) , Engineer (18) , Project Associate (18) , Intern (16) , Administrative Student (15)

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

"Good salary (if you're not Swiss)" ((in 116 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 85 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 56 reviews)); "Good benefits for CERN contracts" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good work life balance and vast interesting domains of activity." ((in 34 reviews))

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

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 38 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 16 reviews)); "Career opportunities are limited, long" ((in 14 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 14 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 6 reviews))

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4.4

91% would recommend to a friend

(854 total reviews)

Fabiola Gianotti

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture and values

4.5

Diversity and inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

CERN has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 854 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CERN employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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854 reviews

5.0

22 Apr 2026

Supportive hiring process with minor communication hiccups

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The employment process is very smooth and supportive. The technical team interviewed me for technical skills, and the HR is very supportive and helpful. Especially I haven't been employed by CERN previously, so I have a lot of questions. The employment team is very helpful and answered all my questions patiently. Also I like the job and my work very much.

Cons

Maybe the primary communication method could be email instead of phone calls? I sometimes miss phone calls, but will check every email.

5.0

17 Apr 2026

Engineer salary at CERN

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Health insurance (with 80-95% cover on everything + dental)

Cons

There are no cons other than the main salary being too low for Switzerland standards

5.0

2 Apr 2026

5

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Environment, Higly international, Good People

Cons

Difficult to get a full time position (Staff)

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