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 91 reviews)); "flexible and lots of travel & great colleagues" ((in 72 reviews)); "Great culture and for a good cause" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great benefits and get every other Fridays off" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good team and working environment!" ((in 31 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 41 reviews)); "HR was corrupt and protecting senior leadership who would harass and abuse employees." ((in 22 reviews)); "No career progression because always hiring from outside" ((in 14 reviews)); "It's been wonderful for me, but some have experienced bullying, some have terrible work" ((in 14 reviews)); "Senior management does not appear to be on the same page; there is lots of mixed messages." ((in 12 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

World Wildlife Fund reviews

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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Reviews by job title

739 reviews

4.0

Mar 30, 2017

Panda Land

Senior administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people - good people, good mission. It's literally "save the world" kind of work, which makes it really gratifying to work at this organization and want to promote its cause. Lots of exposure to international cultures too - high ethnic diversity of employees and many different languages floating around this office at any given time. Wonderful colleagues and a great network of assistants to help new hires. GREAT benefits.

Cons

People do tend to get married to their jobs here - lots of long hours, but at least you're in good company! New hires - careful to keep up with the work/home balance, because international organizations have around the world, 24/7 demands. The job review evaluation process (midyear reviews and final reviews) can be painful. Often times its building politics based (there are some egos here - but hey, it's DC), or because of your relationship with your supervisor (a good review definitely depends on it). There's no opportunity for a rebuttal of a poor review for your end of year review - once your supervisor has the final word, that's it with HR.

3.0

Jul 1, 2014

Good for learning, but few opportunities to advance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People really walk the walk -- huge volume of hybrid cars in the parking lot, bottled water is frowned on, LEED building, tolerance and understanding is very important. Casual dress code As long as the work is done, it doesn't matter if you work from home, work a little bit, or just hang out. Ample opportunities to travel on company dime Peers are willing to help fellow peers (but not really help those below them) if you make friends with the support staff, they can help you figure out who the nice and helpful people are, and who the egotistical jerks are.

Cons

Extremely slow pace -- unless they are going through one of the CONSTANT re-organizations, and then they are swift to eliminate Senior management -- especially the CEO -- is very "star chamber." Not only are you not allowed to talk to the CEO unless you are a member of the elite, you are not allowed to talk to his assistant, either. Board members are coddled and treated like royalty -- during a board meeting, staff was asked not to ride the elevators in case the board members needed them and they didn't want the board members to have to ride with the lowly staff members. Not a lot of guidance or training, unless you are one of the few that "matter"

3.0

Aug 3, 2023

slow to change

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work/life balance, not too stressful, important and meaningful mission, and decent pay

Cons

Everyone has worked there so long- they can be very set in their ways, unwilling to change, and lacking in enthusiasm. Lots of siloed work happening, with no efforts to streamline process. No governance or expectations set for the technology and tools that teams use. Overall a lack of support and encouragement from colleagues creating a culture of distrust.

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