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 (183) , Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (115) , Werkstudent (107) , 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 78 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and comfortable environment" ((in 70 reviews)); "great for research and good work life balance" ((in 52 reviews)); "Good research and working environment." ((in 49 reviews)); "Flexible Arbeitszeiten (während des Studiums)" ((in 48 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 118 reviews)); "Low pay for research assistants" ((in 33 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 9 reviews)); "Sometimes the projects progresses very slowly and the project management is somewhat deficient" ((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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4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(954 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 954 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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954 reviews

4.0

Mar 26, 2026

Decent

Research assistant

Recommend

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Pros

Good work life balance and decent working hours

Cons

Cannot get more than 17 working hours per week

3.0

Mar 17, 2026

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Werkstundent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sehr gute Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie (Work-Life-Balance), hochqualifizierte Kollegen, interessante Forschungsthemen, idealer Einstieg für Absolventen, Flexibilität, gute Ausstattung.

Cons

Bürokratische Prozesse, Vorgesetztenverhalten wird teils als starr empfunden (Akademiker-Fokus), Aufstiegschancen begrenzt, Kommunikation teilweise schwach.

5.0

Mar 11, 2026

Great to work

Reaseach assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are very nice people and very supportive

Cons

nothing at all. I found it great to work there

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