Does KIT pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KIT employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KIT. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KIT?

84% of KIT employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KIT 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KIT?

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (71) , PhD Student (51) , Research Assistant (42) , Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (40) , Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/Doktorand (37) , Postdoctoral Researcher (36) , HiWI Job (32) , Studentische Hilfskraft (32) , Hiwi (30) , Postdoctoral Fellow (24) , Research Scientist (24) , Researcher (20) , Tutor (18) , Doktorand (15) , Postdoc-Wissenschaftler (14)

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

"sehr flexible Arbeitszeiten" ((in 39 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 19 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere inside the group (initially), cool colleagues" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great working environment Cutting edge research" ((in 18 reviews)); "nice people to work with" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Low Salary, Contract based and not permanent" ((in 23 reviews)); "Pay is low at KIT, you can't negotiate pay, but as this was my first job getting money was just very validating." ((in 13 reviews)); "excessive bureaucracy and micro management" ((in 7 reviews)); "There are limited additional benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

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4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(394 total reviews)

Professor Dr. Jan S. Hesthaven

94% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Culture and values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

KIT has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 394 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KIT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

394 reviews

5.0

1 June 2026

Flexible hours but events can clash with exams

Hiwi job

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It depends on where you work, but as far as I know they are flexible with the hours as you are also a student and have exam phases

Cons

Sometimes there are events you cannot miss and that can sometimes interfere with the timing of your exams

4.0

7 Mar 2026

PhD in Science

Phd candidate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

All good inside the campus and facilities.

Cons

Language barrier can be an issue.

4.0

10 Feb 2026

Student Assistant

Student assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

the hours are quite flexible especially during exam season

Cons

the salary is not high in comparison to cooperate jobs

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