Does AIST pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AIST employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AIST. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AIST?

89% of AIST employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AIST 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AIST?

Researcher (10) , Postdoctoral Researcher (7) , Postdoctoral Fellow (3) , Research Assistant (3) , Senior Research Scientist (3) , AI Engineer (2) , Intern (2) , Member Of Technical Staff (2) , Research Scientist (2)

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

"Nice people and good place for research." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Salary is low but as a student it fulfills my needs" ((in 5 reviews))

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3.9

89% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Dr. Tamotsu Nomakuchi

98% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture and values

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Senior management

AIST has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AIST employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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35 reviews

4.0

15 Jul 2025

It is good if you have another source of income

Member technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Overall, a good company. Decent work-life balance, as a part-time worker.

Cons

Lower salary, especially when you're still a student. Not enough teamwork.

5.0

29 Mar 2016

Very good place to do scientific research if you are "focused"

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Full-time employees can pursue their own scientific goals if you do not listen what the people above says.

Cons

The managing people are fooled by the Ministry of Industry, which requests AIST to earn money from private companies.

4.0

28 Nov 2015

The biggest research institute in Japan

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Provided exciting experience for me. I got a lot of chance to try my new research topics.

Cons

Old Japanese government management style discourages many researchers. Fortunately, the management style of my supervisor was flexible.

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