Does World Health Organization pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, World Health Organization employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at World Health Organization. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at World Health Organization?

81% of World Health Organization employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated World Health Organization 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at World Health Organization?

Consultant (130) , Technical Officer (85) , Intern (59) , Administrative Assistant (22) , Epidemiologist (12) , Data Manager (11) , Senior Consultant (10) , Surveillance Medical Officer (10) , Communications Officer (9) , Medical Officer (9) , Finance Assistant (8) , Internship (8) , National Professional Officer (7) , SMO (7) , Communications Specialist (6)

What are the pros of working at World Health Organization according to real employee reviews?

"Reputation and generally good salaries" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work experience" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good pay and easywork environment" ((in 19 reviews)); "work environment is good and comfortable" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at World Health Organization according to real employee reviews?

"Short term consultancy with no job security" ((in 19 reviews)); "Field work is intense, work life balance is difficult to maintain" ((in 14 reviews)); "Deadweight managers" ((in 10 reviews)); "Bureaucratic organization, supervisor you get will be a hit or miss" ((in 9 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and a system based on inner" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about World Health Organization layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

81% would recommend to a friend

(606 total reviews)

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

80% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

World Health Organization has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Health Organization employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Salud industry (3.4 stars).

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606 reviews

3.0

Mar 27, 2016

Finance Manager

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Great expat package offered on international posts

Cons

Protocol, hierarchy is very important

5.0

Jan 14, 2016

A cog in an important machine

Professional staff, manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As it is an international organization you are surrounding by people from all parts of the world at all times thus interaction with colleagues is truly extraordinary. Although individual staff experiences differ greatly depending on department and supervisors I found my time here to be productive and enriching.”

Cons

As a UN organization the WHO is an extraordinarily bureaucratic experience. At times the slow progress can be exhausting for the impatient. Opportunities are not necessarily given to the most deserving and the human resource department is as bad as it gets. However, as time passes you learn how to maximize the efficiency of the system through experience and connections and hopefully find a way to contribute the body of work.

3.0

Dec 30, 2015

Great for starting a caree

Procurement assist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

gives a great prospactive on how to mangae daily work, the orgnization will be laying down on the youth to complete the task ... which will give you the opertunity to grow fast .... 2 Years will worth big time experiance.

Cons

SSA contract, LICA ............... Staff but not under HR.......... if a FTA,CA, ........... but i would go for anything

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