Does J-PAL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, J-PAL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at J-PAL. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at J-PAL?

83% of J-PAL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated J-PAL 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at J-PAL?

Research Associate (71) , Intern (15) , Policy Manager (12) , Manager (10) , Research Assistant (10) , Senior Research Associate (9) , Associate (7) , Internship (7) , Senior Associate (7) , Policy Associate (6) , Research Manager (6) , Software Engineer (6) , Consultant (5) , Policy Intern (4) , Policy and Communications (4)

What are the pros of working at J-PAL according to real employee reviews?

"Great people." ((in 22 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 18 reviews)); "All good, good work and culture" ((in 12 reviews)); "great learning opportunities at the company" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great team and a high level of learning." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at J-PAL according to real employee reviews?

"2. Salary low BUT it's recompensed with additional skills to increases earning capacity in the future." ((in 19 reviews)); "Management is horrible" ((in 17 reviews)); ". Low pay for newcomers and analysts." ((in 15 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "There is an increase in number of terrible managers." ((in 12 reviews))

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(270 total reviews)

Iqbal Dhaliwal

82% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Culture and values

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Senior management

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

J-PAL has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 270 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The J-PAL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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270 reviews

4.0

20 Aug 2025

Great place to learn

Research consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great place to learn and develop

Cons

The salary is pretty low

5.0

28 Sept 2022

Ok

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great, good, ok, nice, fair

Cons

Could be better than just that

4.0

21 Feb 2022

All good

Janitor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Staff was good and engaging.

Cons

Nothing to note but good experience.

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