Does CWI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CWI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CWI. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CWI?

94% of CWI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CWI 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CWI?

PhD Student (13) , PhD Candidate (5) , Postdoctoral Researcher (4) , Desenvolvedor Sênior (3) , Intern (3) , Researcher (3) , Analista (2) , Analista De Sistemas Sênior (2) , Analista De Testes Pleno (2) , Desenvolvedor Júnior (2) , Researcher, PhD Candidate (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

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

"Nice offices" ((in 4 reviews)); "flexible working schedule, interesting projects, lots of freedom for creative input, young advisers with ambitions and high" ((in 3 reviews)); "Lots of vacation" ((in 3 reviews)); "Good culture supportive colleagues and flexibility" ((in 3 reviews)); "Nice people and a broad range of topics" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Low salary for an internship, not followed by the team" ((in 4 reviews))

CWI reviews

4.3

94% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Jos Baeten

67% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Compensation and benefits

CWI has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CWI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

48 reviews

5.0

Aug 11, 2025

Great place to do a PhD

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great team - very talented supervisors - a lot of freedom

Cons

- a lot of freedom (you have to manage yourself more then in a usual job but that is just part of beeing a PhD)

4.0

May 29, 2025

Nice place to work

Phd candidate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great facilities and good research environment. Very good support from administrative stuff (however, this may differ between groups).

Cons

The food is extremely bad if you're not used to the dutch cuisine. It is not a classical beautiful university building.

4.0

Dec 27, 2024

Great Place for Research

Group leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- scientific freedom - small organization so quicker to get things done - nice offices - extensive holiday time

Cons

- salary lower than (international) tech companies - organization can still be bureaucratic

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