Does Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft?

85% of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft?

Research Assistant (182) , Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (115) , Werkstudent (106) , Studentische Hilfskraft (100) , Student Assistant (72) , Working Student (71) , Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (67) , Hiwi (64) , Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (62) , Research Associate (54) , Intern (43) , HiWI Job (40) , Researcher (38) , Hiwi Student (35) , Software Engineer (30)

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

"People are nice and research topics are interesting." ((in 77 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and comfortable environment" ((in 71 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good research and working environment." ((in 47 reviews)); "Flexible Arbeitszeiten (während des Studiums)" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Low salary specially for full time" ((in 111 reviews)); "Low pay for research assistants" ((in 34 reviews)); "Bad management pretty much killed the center." ((in 26 reviews)); "Sometimes the projects progresses very slowly and the project management is somewhat deficient" ((in 6 reviews)); "Can have too much bureaucracy" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft locations?

Boston , Newark , East Lansing , Lansing , College Park , Cambridge , Germany , Germany , New York , Detroit , Plymouth , Albuquerque , Dresden , San Jose , Berlin , Fairfield , Providence , Germantown , Brookline , No Agua

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4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(953 total reviews)

Holger Hanselka

90% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.8

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 953 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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953 reviews

4.0

Aug 11, 2010

FhG IPMS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

- Freedom to test new ideas - Flexible working hours - Good working ambiance - Excellent facilities - Applied research - Possibility to later found your own company

Cons

- Low salary - No chance to get higher position - Sometimes bad managing - Retrograde compensation system - Unfair (not logical) rules for project/investment acquisition

4.0

May 28, 2010

Good atmosphere, nice people, great benefits package

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good atmosphere, nice people, great benefits package

Cons

Small -> not much growth possible

4.0

Mar 15, 2010

All in one: nice place to work, with a world wide appeal as a research institue with state-of-the-art research topics

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leading edge research topics; Great office equipment; Nice working atmosphere; Work life balance; Job security

Cons

Limited career steps; Moderate Salary; Low benefit offers;

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