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 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Inter-American Development Bank. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

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

82% of Inter-American Development Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Inter-American Development Bank 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

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

Consultant (264) , Intern (31) , 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 60 reviews)); "Great people and Fast environment" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great culture and great place to work at." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 22 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 49 reviews)); "No career development for consultants (most of the workforce)" ((in 15 reviews)); "2) Highly political organization" ((in 11 reviews)); "The chances that your manager will be a mediocre fool are extremely high." ((in 9 reviews)); "The manipulation of employees by managers and the nepotism is rampant." ((in 8 reviews))

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3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(564 total reviews)

Ilan Goldfajn

73% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture and values

3.5

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Inter-American Development Bank has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 564 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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564 reviews

2.0

Jun 3, 2026

Bureaucratic focus on metrics over real development outcomes

Consultant

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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.

4.0

May 30, 2026

Great culture and benefits, but high pressure and inequality

General operations consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

You get to work with some of the smartest and most talented people of Latin America and the Caribbean. Is amazing to admire your colleagues. Despite being such a big and bureaucratic organization, it still innovates frequently and is very open to technology. The best is that the latin American culture is very nice, bright and warm. The HQ has good benefits, like amazing food, gym, sauna, medical center, laundry service.

Cons

High inequality among different types of contracts. Workload and pressure can be very high. Few opportunities to grow

5.0

May 28, 2026

Great benefits and culture, but slow career progression

Hr senior specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, culture and opportunity to make a real impact.

Cons

There is bureaucracy across the organization. Vertical career progression can be slow.

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Great benefits and culture, but slow career progression

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