Does Empa pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Empa employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Empa. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Empa?

94% of Empa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Empa 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Empa?

PhD Student (30) , Postdoctoral Fellow (24) , Postdoctoral Researcher (23) , Scientist (17) , Research Scientist (15) , Intern (12) , Internship (10) , Master Thesis Student (4) , Postdoc-Wissenschaftler (3) , Research Engineer (3) , Researcher (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Consultant (2) , Doktorand (2) , Engineer (2)

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

"good salary, close to Zurich, a lot of industrial projects." ((in 16 reviews)); "open place and nice colleague" ((in 11 reviews)); "good facilities for doing cutting edge research" ((in 10 reviews)); "Friendly people, Good support for beginners, Good Salary" ((in 10 reviews)); "good work/life balance" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Strict working hours, low funding" ((in 4 reviews)); "Offered almost only yearly renewable contracts but expected full loyalty." ((in 2 reviews))

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4.2

94% would recommend to a friend

(124 total reviews)

Gian-Luca Bona

86% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture and values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Empa has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Empa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

124 reviews

4.0

18 May 2026

Good work-life balance, but group quality varies

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good life balance, good research institute

Cons

Depends on which group you end up

5.0

14 Apr 2026

Supportive environment with positive feedback from all

Postdoctoral researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

supportive work environment, good feedbacks from colleagues and manager

Cons

no cons that I observed

4.0

24 Sept 2025

Positive environment, even if labs are not interconnected

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, even if this depends on what Lab you re in and how much you want to push yourself. Nobody checks your schedule, mainly results oriented

Cons

Each Lab, as far as I am concerned, is on their own

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