Does Fraunhofer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fraunhofer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fraunhofer. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fraunhofer?

94% of Fraunhofer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fraunhofer 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fraunhofer?

Research Assistant (32) , Werkstudent (21) , Working Student (20) , Hiwi Student (12) , Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (12) , HiWI Job (10) , Studentische Hilfskraft (10) , Student Assistant (9) , Student Research Assistant (9) , Hiwi (8) , Engineer (6) , Hilfswissenschaftler (HiWi) (6) , Internship (6) , Intern (5) , Data Scientist (4)

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

"chill and friendly colleagues" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good Working Environment" ((in 11 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 8 reviews)); "Gutes Team, fairer Gehalt, Kommunikation auf Augenhöhe" ((in 8 reviews)); "flexible Arbeitszeiten" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"alot of work and low salary" ((in 11 reviews))

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Fraunhofer Reviews

4.3

94% would recommend to a friend

(124 total reviews)

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture and values

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Fraunhofer has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there.

Reviews by job title

124 reviews

4.0

27 June 2026

Friendly colleagues in a good work environment, but pay lags

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good working environment. Friendly colleagues

Cons

Salary could be improved. Not at the market standard

5.0

4 Apr 2026

Working atmosphere

Werkstundent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team and good working environment. Pay is also fine

Cons

Workload is too much sometimes. Mixed culture, so disparities are there

5.0

8 Mar 2026

Fraunhofer-IGD Review

Work student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Good projects

Cons

Steep learning curve for students

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