Is NASA a good company to work for?

NASA has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 3,249 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 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 268 reviews)); "Work life balance is great when you don’t go through management and let HR inform them of any accommodations" ((in 92 reviews)); "This makes it easy to win the best place to work in federal government awards year after year." ((in 79 reviews)); "benefits are good and useful" ((in 71 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 65 reviews))

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

"Low pay and bureaucracy to deal with" ((in 156 reviews)); "Government salaries are low and therefore it's hard to subsist in CA without a higher salary." ((in 55 reviews)); "there are no cons, very good management" ((in 31 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of talking about sending people into space." ((in 30 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

(1,798 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 1,798 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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2K reviews

5.0

Nov 15, 2019

NASA/JSC - Rated the #1 Federal Job in the Country

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Pros

The most interesting job in the world! Top of the list for employee satisfaction The best retirement and benefits ever

Cons

After 33 years of employment, the only Con I can think of was the grounding of the Space Shuttle.

1.0

Nov 5, 2019

NASA retaliation

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Get to say you work for NASA.

Cons

Stadr interfered with operations again - recently went into the ops center (where they do not physically work) and turned up all the lights to a painful intolerable level (where people work 12 hours a day and prefer dimmer lighting), then actually said it was for retaliation. Luckily our company fought for the employees and got the lights adjusted to a suitable level within a couple of weeks.

5.0

Oct 28, 2019

Intern

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

the internship was a good experience

Cons

I have no complaints to list

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