Staffs and Permanents are <i></i>very<i></i> well paid, even Fellows considering you pay no taxes and you get free UNICA healthcare which is insanely good compared to what you get in Switzerland  (it&#x27;s worth 1.2k CHF monthly, can cover your whole family).<p>It often does sucks if you work at CERN for some university, the salary then depends on their rates, and often you don&#x27;t know where you will be in 2 years, but you still get UNICA + no taxes...<p>Then the problem is that getting a staff or permanent position is very hard, then again CERN cannot hire half the world, it&#x27;s a matter of needs, From what I witnessed most people just take CERN as a stepping stone and move on, unless you&#x27;re one of the lucky few to get a staff (and you&#x27;re ok with gambling 5 years to get a permanent).