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 74 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and comfortable environment" ((in 72 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance" ((in 50 reviews)); "Flexible Arbeitszeiten (während des Studiums)" ((in 47 reviews)); "Working environment is good" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Low salary and no much option to grow further" ((in 111 reviews)); "Low pay for research assistants" ((in 31 reviews)); "Bad management pretty much killed the center." ((in 26 reviews)); "Communication can be tricky and be asked to do the same task in different ways by different seniors" ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management does not have strategic vision." ((in 6 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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Item: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Rating: 4
Author: Software Developer

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(953 total reviews)

Holger Hanselka

90% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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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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4.0

Jun 1, 2009

I am happy with my position and the work that I am doing at the Fraunhofer Institute.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

It is a research institute so a lot of interesting things are done and I feel I learn a lot.

Cons

Since the Fraunhofer Institute is associated with Technische Universität Darmstadt, employers can not stay more than two years working there.

4.0

Jun 14, 2008

Good for personal developement.

Software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Working at the institute gave me the benefit of having a free and communicative environment and work culture. You have enough freedom to be responsible for your own tasks and get the chance to gain higher responsibilities. I was supported in my personal development concerning professional and social experience.

Cons

Due to the nature of Fraunhofer beeing a research institute some projects might take a change in their direction very late in development process or can also be stopped or totally fail. Many of these projects may only be completed for a (public) test phase and never comercial viability. This can be disappointing. When compared to industrial companies in the same field of expertise the payments can be lower.

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