Does IMF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IMF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IMF. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IMF?

82% of IMF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IMF 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IMF?

Research Analyst (80) , Research Assistant (63) , Economist (56) , Staff Assistant (46) , Senior Economist (19) , Analyst (14) , Intern (14) , Administrative Assistant (13) , Research Officer (10) , Advisor (9) , Extern (8) , Summer Intern (8) , Administrative Coordinator (6) , Officer (6) , Manager (5)

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

"Provides great Benefits are great!" ((in 118 reviews)); "Smart people and interesting work" ((in 48 reviews)); "Great colleagues that are very knowledgeable" ((in 45 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good benefits and salary if you are Fund Staff" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Slow career progression but that is the same around international org" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad management and poor guiding." ((in 12 reviews)); "No growth path or career path without PhD degree" ((in 11 reviews)); "Long hours sometimes and no recognition." ((in 9 reviews)); "consensus, which takes a very long time and much work to achieve." ((in 4 reviews))

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(560 total reviews)

Kristalina Georgieva

97% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity and inclusion

4.3

Culture and values

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

IMF has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 560 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The IMF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

560 reviews

4.0

6 Oct 2015

Stimulating job but mostly for econ PhD

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Ability to work with great minds on global economy topics that you read on in newspapers in an international setting; good pay plus cushy benefits

Cons

Still quite hierarchical institution with slow upward mobility. Hard to advance if does not have PhD in economics or in wrong career stream.

4.0

23 May 2025

Good work, but quite slow and no career progression

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and salary and interesting work if you try hard

Cons

No mentorship and career progression for RA

5.0

1 Jan 2024

Senior Programs Executive

Senior program executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work life Balance, Stability in job

Cons

no career advancement, no bonus or performance bonus

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