Is NASA a good company to work for?

NASA has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 3,250 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at NASA to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about NASA have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Pathways Intern and Astrophysicist .

Does NASA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NASA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NASA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NASA?

86% of NASA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NASA 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NASA?

Intern (291) , Aerospace Engineer (125) , Engineer (102) , Astronaut (95) , Internship (77) , Software Engineer (58) , Systems Engineer (38) , Software Engineer(Internship) (37) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Engineering Intern (31) , Research Scientist (24) , Summer Intern (23) , Contract Specialist (22) , Astrophysicist (21) , Pathways Intern (21)

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

"Great people and learning experiences" ((in 278 reviews)); "Work life balance is great when you don’t go through management and let HR inform them of any accommodations" ((in 94 reviews)); "This makes it easy to win the best place to work in federal government awards year after year." ((in 80 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 68 reviews)); "Great benefits and time off." ((in 68 reviews))

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

"low pay and old buildings" ((in 147 reviews)); "Government salaries are low and therefore it's hard to subsist in CA without a higher salary." ((in 59 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of talking about sending people into space." ((in 34 reviews)); "no management pretty much do what u want" ((in 29 reviews)); "Some non performers and very poor managers." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about NASA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about NASA layoffs and their outlook for job security at NASA in 2026.

What are the top reviewed NASA locations?

Houston , Mountain View , Washington , Hampton , Huntsville , Greenbelt , Moffett Field , Kennedy Space Center , New York , Cleveland , Cape Canaveral , Los Angeles , Edwards AFB , Pasadena , Merritt Island , San Francisco , Goddard , Stennis Space Center , Edwards , Orlando , San Jose , Wallops Island , Las Cruces , Texas City , Norfolk , Fairmont , Denver , Chicago , Virginia Beach , Austin

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,799 total reviews)

Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

83% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,799 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NASA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

Nov 18, 2020

Paaxaxaxaxax

Janitor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting job, cool uniform, overtime compensation

Cons

Aliens are obsessed with my clothes

3.0

Nov 17, 2020

Amazing, but stagnant

Robotics engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- It's NASA - Most enthusiastic work environment I've experienced - Get to do incredible work that no one else is doing - It's NASA

Cons

- Extremely demoralizing to see projects produce terrific results and then get shelved because we don't have funding to complete them - Not really sure what their overarching goal is ... lunar gateway is weird and pointless, Orion is a giant paperweight, ISS is a giant anchor holding them down ... - Watching parade of Congressmen show up for photos, get re-elected, and then shut down the programs they posed with is infuriating - Some days you feel more like a museum curator than a development engineer - Watching SpaceX and others leap-frog past NASA in so many areas is also demoralizing

5.0

Nov 17, 2020

Life at NASA

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is all about science

Cons

Constant fighting for budget and funding with poor top leadership

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