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 2% 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 (132) , Technical Officer (87) , Intern (59) , Administrative Assistant (22) , Epidemiologist (12) , Data Manager (11) , Senior Consultant (10) , Surveillance Medical Officer (10) , Communications Officer (9) , Finance Assistant (9) , Medical Officer (9) , 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?

"Good salary and compesation package for fixed" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work experience" ((in 37 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great working environment" ((in 20 reviews)); "work environment is good and comfortable" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Work life balance does not exist." ((in 16 reviews)); "Short term consultancy with no job security" ((in 16 reviews)); "Deadweight managers" ((in 11 reviews)); "Bureaucratic organization, supervisor you get will be a hit or miss" ((in 10 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and a system based on inner" ((in 9 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

(607 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 607 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 Cuidados de saúde industry (3.4 stars).

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607 reviews

3.0

Oct 18, 2022

Experience of working for WHO

Administrative assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

International exposure, experience of work in the United Nations agency, tax-free salaries, Health insurance coverage, language allowance and other types of allowances

Cons

Burn-out, long working hours, stressful working place, high system of hierarchy, bad leadership, no possibility for promotion, generally lack of career growth opportunities, and feeling of being "stuck" in a particular job without big chances of career development or learning news skills and competencies.

3.0

Oct 9, 2022

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Surveillance medical officer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary Exposure Leadership Skills Managing Stakeholders Team Management

Cons

Internal bureaucracy within NPSP project Corruption by Administrative Assistants No action taken on repeated offenders Leadership team (of 2020) in Bihar extremely biased No transparency in decision making

5.0

Oct 4, 2022

Great Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing place to work for improving global health.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of.

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