Does IFPRI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IFPRI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IFPRI. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IFPRI?

75% of IFPRI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IFPRI 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IFPRI?

Research Analyst (31) , Intern (9) , Senior Research Fellow (7) , Senior Research Assistant (6) , Communications Specialist (5) , Research Fellow (5) , Research Assistant (4) , Senior Research Analyst (4) , Research Officer (3) , Administrative Coordinator (2) , Analyst (2) , Associate Research Fellow (2) , Communications Assistant (2) , Communications Associate (2) , Consultant (2)

What are the pros of working at IFPRI according to real employee reviews?

"Good mission and good benefits." ((in 18 reviews)); "People here are widely good people; they come for the mission and they believe in it." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great colleagues and chances for collaboration" ((in 9 reviews)); "Exciting work, great culture, helpful to grow" ((in 5 reviews)); "Collegial environment, great network of support among junior (master's level) research staff, opportunities to travel, ownership over activities." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IFPRI according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries." ((in 11 reviews)); "Pay is low" ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad management." ((in 7 reviews)); "I got very lucky in that arena, because my supervisors and teammates were amazing." ((in 5 reviews)); "Each staff has too much work to do, especially at the end of the year." ((in 3 reviews))

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4.1

75% would recommend to a friend

(166 total reviews)

Johan Swinnen

73% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

IFPRI has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 166 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The IFPRI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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166 reviews

3.0

Jun 16, 2026

Depend on who your manager is

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good environment and work-life balance; nice and intelligent people around; good retirement benefits

Cons

experience highly depends on the manger, if the manger is good you will have a very rewarding experience. Low pay,

4.0

May 6, 2026

Collaborative environment, but advancement is challenging

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Collaborative envt, very international crowd esp among research assistance staff, pay just ok for dc

Cons

Hard to advance without a PhD, learning opportunities really depend on project and on supervisor - not standardized even within divisions

4.0

Apr 16, 2026

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great mission and smart passionate people

Cons

Too much politics and fighting for scarce funding

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