Does Inserm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Inserm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Inserm. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Inserm?

63% of Inserm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Inserm 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Inserm?

Ingénieur D'études (48) , PhD Student (41) , Postdoctoral Researcher (37) , Stagiaire (31) , Postdoctoral Fellow (30) , Chercheur postdoctoral (29) , Doctorant (29) , Ingénieur D' études (23) , Ingénieur De Recherche (20) , Chercheur Doctorant (17) , Chercheur post-doctorant (10) , Research Engineer (10) , Chef De Projet (9) , Assistant Ingénieur (8) , Attaché De Recherche Clinique (8)

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

"Freedom of research and good training" ((in 5 reviews)); "good team and good connexions" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great colleagues with good ambiance" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "people are nice" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and difficult to move up in academic careers." ((in 35 reviews)); "mostly short term contracts (CDD) slightly low pay" ((in 10 reviews)); "Poor management and general organisation" ((in 9 reviews)); "benefits are low" ((in 3 reviews)); "manque d'organisation et de communication" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)

Yves Lévy

54% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture and values

3.4

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

Inserm has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Inserm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

133 reviews

3.0

3 Mar 2026

PhD fellowship

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Research quality and high scientific level

Cons

Salary, research budget, institutional decisions

2.0

1 Dec 2025

phd

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Freedom interesting research medium talks

Cons

badly organised to many big egos so much internal politics

4.0

25 Nov 2025

Work and Salary

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work with in terms of medical research. Transport reimbursement, health insurance and child benefits are given.

Cons

Administrative work is bit slow and mostly in french.

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