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.
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.
CERN staff grade 2
CERN assesses job-relevant experience and qualifications
Grade guide and jobs →CERN staff grade 3
CERN assesses job-relevant experience and qualifications
Grade guide and jobs →CERN staff grade 4
CERN assesses job-relevant experience and qualifications
Grade guide and jobs →CERN staff grade 5
CERN assesses job-relevant experience and qualifications
Grade guide and jobs →CERN staff grade 6
CERN assesses job-relevant experience and qualifications
Grade guide and jobs →CERN staff grade 7
CERN assesses job-relevant experience and qualifications
Grade guide and jobs →Using this guide
Choose by duties, not code alone
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Start with the system
Confirm the employer and whether the label is a staff grade, contract level or institution-specific band.
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Read the exact grade
Use the career-stage and scope notes as orientation, then check the official vacancy requirements.
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Open current jobs
Each grade page connects the guide to active vacancies indexed with that exact, system-aware grade.
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