Does KFUPM pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KFUPM employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KFUPM. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KFUPM?

86% of KFUPM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KFUPM 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KFUPM?

Assistant Professor (34) , Graduate Student (25) , Research Assistant (25) , Lecturer (22) , Postdoctoral Fellow (18) , Associate Professor (13) , Technical Research Assistant (9) , Researcher (8) , PhD Student (7) , Working Student (7) , Systems Analyst (5) , Graduate Research Assistant (4) , Instructor (4) , Lecturer B (4) , Mechanical Engineer (4)

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

"Teaching facilities are good and teaching load is reasonable." ((in 19 reviews)); "good job and good environment" ((in 12 reviews)); "Some few nice people." ((in 10 reviews)); "The working environment is good" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"The salaries here are low and looking for better salary" ((in 35 reviews)); "Recommend to join if you have some years of experience before joining, Otherwise you'll receive low pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "benefits could be better; housing for non" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad manager, low compinstion.no" ((in 3 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 3 reviews))

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KFUPM Reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(382 total reviews)

Khalid S. Al-Sultan

90% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture and values

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

KFUPM has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 382 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KFUPM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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382 reviews

5.0

12 Jun 2026

Rigorous institution

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very rigorous and well funded institution

Cons

The campus and city are both car dependent

5.0

9 Jun 2026

Great people and campus, but challenging for newcomers

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good campus and great ppl

Cons

maybe lit bit challnging for new comers

5.0

18 May 2026

Welcoming culture, but sports activities are limited

Working student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great culture. Really welcoming people staff, students, and faculty.

Cons

Sports are not a very common thing.

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