Does World Resources Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, World Resources Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at World Resources Institute. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at World Resources Institute?

83% of World Resources Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated World Resources Institute 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at World Resources Institute?

Intern (52) , Research Analyst (29) , Internship (22) , Associate (17) , Consultant (15) , Manager (14) , Project Coordinator (14) , Research Assistant (13) , Analyst (10) , Research Associate (8) , Senior Associate (8) , Specialist (8) , Program Associate (7) , Project Associate (6) , Director (5)

What are the pros of working at World Resources Institute according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and mission." ((in 53 reviews)); "Colleagues are smart and collaborative" ((in 46 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 23 reviews)); "supportive team, truly show you what internship is (focus on learning instead of only doing as many jobs as possible), care about your growth" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great work culture" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at World Resources Institute according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary, not a recognized organization" ((in 22 reviews)); "Best place to work with just low pay" ((in 21 reviews)); "Many managers don't know how to lead / care for their teams" ((in 19 reviews)); "competitive salary, poor management, hypocrasy" ((in 11 reviews)); "If you are in for example Cities, you don't have many opportunities to be exposed to the work of distant programs like Forests or Climate." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about World Resources Institute layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about World Resources Institute layoffs and their outlook for job security at World Resources Institute in 2026.

World Resources Institute reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(391 total reviews)

Ani Dasgupta

83% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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World Resources Institute has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 391 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Resources Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

391 reviews

4.0

Jan 31, 2017

Great place to work.

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great worthwhile projects to work on, you feel you work with very smart people and contribute to make a better world. Pretty competitive benefits and perks.

Cons

Salary could be more competitive.

3.0

Oct 7, 2016

Passionate organization, poor treatment of junior staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Smart, passionate group of people -Andrew Steer and Manish Bapna are amazing leaders -Beautiful office space -Great opportunities for some staff -Great benefits

Cons

-Work-life balance can be insane at some times - especially for junior staff who support large-scale events and research -Communications isn't taken seriously at WRI -There are some shady practices around how funding is allocated - a new funding model allocated certain portions to support teams, but many did not follow this -Senior staff can be derogatory and downright rude toward junior staff -HR does little to help mediate workplace issues -No true growth available for junior staff - most leave and pursue positions at other organizations because of the lack of internal promotions -Salary is low compared to other organizations

4.0

Aug 19, 2016

Senior Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Passionate people who care so much about the impact of their work - Focus on impact (change in the real world) through their Managing for Results program

Cons

- Unreasonable expectations from senior management of staff time leads to lack of work-life/family balance - Program financial management consumes a lot of resources - Limited/unclear operations/admnistrative management career path

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Jobs at World Resources Institute

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Communications Intern, Executive Office

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