Does EPFL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, EPFL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at EPFL. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at EPFL?

93% of EPFL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EPFL 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EPFL?

PhD Student (291) , Postdoctoral Researcher (142) , Postdoctoral Fellow (93) , Research Assistant (89) , Teaching Assistant (82) , Student Assistant (78) , Doctoral Assistant (45) , Doctoral Student (37) , PhD Candidate (35) , Assistant étudiant (32) , Research Scientist (27) , Doctorant (26) , Scientist (24) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (23) , Intern (21)

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

"Good salary and living condition" ((in 199 reviews)); "Nice people and good equipments" ((in 60 reviews)); "international environment and great facilities" ((in 49 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"flexible working hours, school programme could be better, not enough opportunity to learn local language" ((in 18 reviews)); "Bad management (both in the bureaucracy and research" ((in 15 reviews)); "sometimes if the supervisor is absent is difficult to proceed with the research" ((in 14 reviews)); "People with responsabilities are not always the best managers" ((in 8 reviews)); "not clear opportunities after graduation, bad communication between companies and scientific labs, and even between labs themselves" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed EPFL locations?

Switzerland , Chicago , Irving , Baltimore

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4.5

93% would recommend to a friend

(1,307 total reviews)

Martin Vetterli

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Senior management

EPFL has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,307 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The EPFL employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jul 24, 2026

Supportive community but uncertainty with contracts

Scientific assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A huge community of curious people ready to exchange opinions and drive research forward

Cons

Perhaps the uncertainty that comes with non-permanent contracts

5.0

Jul 12, 2026

Flexible hours and good facilities overall

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours and good facilities

Cons

It is good in general

5.0

Jul 10, 2026

Great training and nice colleagues

Internship student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent training experience in CMi. Many interesting labs and nice people.

Cons

Nothing relevant. Just some Camipro card access permission issues every now and then.

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