Is Inter-American Development Bank a good company to work for?

Inter-American Development Bank has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 961 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 84% of employees would recommend working at Inter-American Development Bank to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Inter-American Development Bank have been left by employees working as Intern , Research Fellow and Specialist .

Does Inter-American Development Bank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Inter-American Development Bank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Inter-American Development Bank. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Inter-American Development Bank?

84% of Inter-American Development Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Inter-American Development Bank 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Inter-American Development Bank?

Consultant (265) , Intern (32) , Senior Consultant (22) , Consultor (21) , Research Fellow (21) , External Consultant (14) , Specialist (12) , IT Consultant (9) , Operations Consultant (8) , Project Manager (8) , Analyst (7) , Communications Consultant (7) , Economist (7) , Operations Analyst (7) , Economic Consultant (6)

What are the pros of working at Inter-American Development Bank according to real employee reviews?

"The salaries are good and it allows you to go further in your academic goals" ((in 63 reviews)); "Nice people" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good pay and little responsibility." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Inter-American Development Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Consultants in need of a G4 visa do staff work with no benefits or stability." ((in 51 reviews)); "No career development for consultants (most of the workforce)" ((in 19 reviews)); "2) Highly political organization" ((in 11 reviews)); "The manipulation of employees by managers and the nepotism is rampant." ((in 8 reviews)); "Extremely political and bad management" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Inter-American Development Bank locations?

Washington , New York , Chicago , Falls Church , Springfield , Ithaca , Saint Albans , Panama , San Francisco , Santa Barbara , Providence , State College , Bethesda , Cambridge

Inter-American Development Bank reviews

3.9

84% would recommend to a friend

(567 total reviews)

Ilan Goldfajn

79% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Inter-American Development Bank has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 567 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Inter-American Development Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

567 reviews

2.0

Jun 3, 2026

Bureaucratic focus on metrics over real development outcomes

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with elitist Spanish speaking Latin Americans who are xenophobic for people that speak other languages, who have processes, paper pushing and career progression as major objective, not real development outcomes (eradicate extreme poverty & improve quality of life in LAC).

Cons

Bureaucracy. Outdated development agency. Abusive to and misclassifying contractors. People who don’t know what they are doing or talking about. Delivers trash projects and pulls impoverished countries further into national debt. Technocratic and too much focus on metrics, not impoverished people’s lived experience.

1.0

Oct 11, 2025

Experience in idb

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great office, good job security for 3 years

Cons

Toxic dramatic and lack of innovation

3.0

Nov 2, 2022

Mostly a Bank wanting to play in the development sphere. We fund development (others do it).

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A bank with the pace of a line ministry. Reasonable hours. Extra days off before holidays. Defined pension benefit plan (yes, almost a unicorn).

Cons

Diminishing compensation due to inflation (and management could care less). Low morale, despite perks. Recent scandal that ousted the President left a sour taste in the mouths of those lower down the food chain. Unclear career paths. Lots of favoritism. The staff/non-staff divide which gets old.

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