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 43 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 25 reviews)); "Some teams are great!" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good work life balance and very scientific approach of problem solving" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"low pay relative to required expertise and long hrs." ((in 22 reviews)); "Low salary, not a recognized organization" ((in 20 reviews)); "Many managers don't know how to lead / care for their teams" ((in 19 reviews)); "General feeling that the very top senior management doesn't listen to input from middle level folks." ((in 9 reviews)); "Limited opportunities for career growth and sometimes unclear project direction" ((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 22, 2022

Good org

Development coordinator ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good cause, enjoy the majority of colleagues, room for growth

Cons

The organization grew quickly and with that there are several growing pain points especially in operations, systems and HR

5.0

Dec 21, 2021

Great benefits! Interesting colleagues

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic colleagues, great benefits (European standard) and remote-work flexibility, even before the pandemic.

Cons

Located in a part of DC that can feel unsafe at night.

3.0

Dec 7, 2021

Mixed Feelings

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent work culture, everyone is so kind and helpful - Benefits are great - Organizational impact is high - Work is interesting - High-quality outputs - Flexible work/remote policy

Cons

- Relentlessly bureaucratic, can be difficult and take forever to push your work along - Junior staff are severely underpaid, including minorities and women that HR claims they are fixing with "equity" initiatives that end up not helping whatsoever - Salary when you join is based on an "equity" system, despite being advertised as "commensurate with experience" - no room for negotiation - What seems to be barely any possibility to move upward, high turnover of lower-level positions due to being paid the bare minimum - Constantly shoving DEI politics into the everyday work environment - work should be non-political - HR department sucks terribly, doesn't respond, unbelievably unhelpful when they do respond. Increasingly taking away power from managers regarding merit raises, performance evaluations, goal-setting, etc

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Jobs at World Resources Institute

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Subsidiary Office Accountant