European Organization for Nuclear Research

CERN staff grades

Explore CERN staff grades 2–7, their current minimum entry salaries and how responsibility increases by grade.

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Important: CERN assigns a grade based on the function's responsibility and complexity, then determines entry salary from relevant experience and qualifications.

CERN grades

Staff grades

CERN grades used for experienced professional and staff vacancies.

Using this guide

Choose by duties, not code alone

  1. 1

    Start with the system

    Confirm the employer and whether the label is a staff grade, contract level or institution-specific band.

  2. 2

    Read the exact grade

    Use the career-stage and scope notes as orientation, then check the official vacancy requirements.

  3. 3

    Open current jobs

    Each grade page connects the guide to active vacancies indexed with that exact, system-aware grade.

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