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

Aug 26, 2019

Good opportunity -depends on which team you are

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forward thinking culture, interesting work,

Cons

Not very horizontal, senior management takes advantage of juniors, educated people (ready to work hard) get stuck scheduling meetings

4.0

Aug 18, 2019

Good experiences for new graduates

Research fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice and friendly

Cons

Kindly of laid back

5.0

Aug 15, 2019

Interesting work environment and great colleagues

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really enjoy working here because of the diversity of projects that I get to work on, and my extremely motivated and passionate colleagues. Even though I'm one of the younger and newer employees, I feel like my supervisors always allow my voice to be heard. I'm also able to propose and pursue projects that I want to work on with all the support I need.

Cons

After reading through other reviews, I agree that career advancement and professional development is something WRI does need to work on. They recently hired several new HR personnel who are making efforts to make salary increases and career advancement a more transparent process. I would also like to report that my on-boarding process was smooth and organized, and I think they have also taken steps to improve this process as well. I agree with other feedback that salaries are lower than one might fetch in the private sector. Especially with the cost of living in DC, this can be problematic.

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