Does Center for Global Development pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Center for Global Development employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Center for Global Development. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Center for Global Development?

85% of Center for Global Development employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Center for Global Development 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Center for Global Development?

Research Assistant (18) , Intern (4) , Research Associate (4) , Policy Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Center for Global Development according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great" ((in 8 reviews)); "People working here are invariably nice, and care a lot about what they do, which makes it easy to feel invested in the job." ((in 7 reviews)); "nice environment and good colleagues" ((in 6 reviews)); "The culture is great because of the people" ((in 5 reviews)); "Actively seeking opportunities to be even more diverse." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Center for Global Development according to real employee reviews?

"Upward mobility for anyone without a PhD is limited." ((in 3 reviews)); "Low pay, not a lot of room for upward movement, after 2 years you need to go somewhere else or back to grad school" ((in 3 reviews)); "For younger staff, it's not a place where it's easy to advance, and salaries are not great." ((in 3 reviews))

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Item: Center for Global Development
Rating: 5
Author: Former employee - Intern

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

Masood Ahmed

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture and values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

Center for Global Development has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Center for Global Development employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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55 reviews

5.0

May 14, 2026

Great work culture and generous PTO, but pay could improve

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great work culture and nice people, 30 days of PTO, office close December 25-January 1, and Summer Fridays (ever other Friday off between Labor Day and Memorial Day)

Cons

the pay could be better

5.0

Apr 30, 2026

Nice environment with good colleagues, but only contracts

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

nice environment and good colleagues

Cons

can't really think of anything, maybe limited headcount for junior staffs

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Great work culture and generous PTO, but pay could improve

Nice environment with good colleagues, but only contracts

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