Does World Wildlife Fund pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, World Wildlife Fund employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at World Wildlife Fund. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at World Wildlife Fund?

74% of World Wildlife Fund employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated World Wildlife Fund 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at World Wildlife Fund?

Intern (78) , Internship (37) , Manager (29) , Project Manager (27) , Director (20) , Specialist (14) , Consultant (13) , Project Officer (13) , Senior Program Officer (12) , Program Officer (11) , Coordinator (10) , Officer (10) , Program Manager (10) , Communications Specialist (9) , Fundraiser (9)

What are the pros of working at World Wildlife Fund according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and passionate" ((in 86 reviews)); "flexible and lots of travel & great colleagues" ((in 69 reviews)); "Great culture and for a good cause" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great benefits and get every other Fridays off" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good collegues and working environment" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at World Wildlife Fund according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was low and targets were not communicated clearly nor transparently." ((in 40 reviews)); "HR was corrupt and protecting senior leadership who would harass and abuse employees." ((in 21 reviews)); "No career progression because always hiring from outside" ((in 14 reviews)); "Senior management does not appear to be on the same page; there is lots of mixed messages." ((in 13 reviews)); "It's been wonderful for me, but some have experienced bullying, some have terrible work" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about World Wildlife Fund layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed World Wildlife Fund locations?

Washington , New York , Alexandria , Arlington , Anchorage , Bozeman , Houston , Clayton , San Francisco , Concord , Bethesda , College Park , Lisbon , Africa , United

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3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(739 total reviews)

Carter S. Roberts

88% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

World Wildlife Fund has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 739 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Wildlife Fund 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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739 reviews

2.0

May 21, 2019

Great teams with bad mid-level management

Program officer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

WWF is a huge NGO with reach and influence. There is always a lot to do and people to meet. Everyone is passionate about their work.

Cons

The biggest problem is the toxic mid-level management, like director and senior director level. Senior management and higher are working as best as they can on a lot of things. But it's really rare that directors get promoted to VP level, which creates a toxicity down the chain. It's very hierarchical in that way. Senior directors can get apathetic, squat in their positions, and not have their team's professional development in mind.

2.0

Dec 12, 2023

Passionate people, but very bureaucratic

Online marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every other Friday off, everyone is passionate about the work they do

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy, low pay, siloed roles, not a lot of room for career progression, CEO is treated like a celebrity and upper management is unapproachable

4.0

Nov 10, 2021

Corporate Structure with Limited Upward Mobility

Program coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are genuinely interested in their work and are overall kind and inclusive people. Health/Dental benefits are solid. Work culture is pretty relaxed.

Cons

Corporate hierarchy that doesn't enable upward mobility, and is comprised of mostly the same group of rich, white executives for years. Compensation isn't transparent. They'll send you a little excel sheet denoting how much you can expect to make over a few years with the company, but raises are never in line with what the sheet says. Company will not meet with you face to face to negotiate salaries/promotions. Will tell you they'll 'have to get back to you' and then a couple weeks later you'll get sent a new paycheck with a 2% cost of living adjustment and nothing else said about it. This place needs a union - but then again every place does.

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