Is NASA a good company to work for?

NASA has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 3,240 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 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about NASA have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Astrophysicist and Intern - Hourly .

Does NASA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NASA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 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 (290) , Aerospace Engineer (125) , Engineer (101) , 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) , Senior Software Engineer (21)

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

"Great people and learning experiences" ((in 290 reviews)); "Work life balance is great when you don’t go through management and let HR inform them of any accommodations" ((in 93 reviews)); "This makes it easy to win the best place to work in federal government awards year after year." ((in 80 reviews)); "benefits are good and useful" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"low pay and old buildings" ((in 146 reviews)); "Government salaries are low and therefore it's hard to subsist in CA without a higher salary." ((in 56 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of talking about sending people into space." ((in 31 reviews)); "no management pretty much do what u want" ((in 31 reviews)); "Some non performers and very poor managers." ((in 15 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 , Stennis Space Center , Goddard , Edwards , Orlando , San Jose , Wallops Island , Las Cruces , Texas City , Norfolk , Fairmont , Denver , Chicago , Virginia Beach , Austin

NASA reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,792 total reviews)

Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

83% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,792 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

Jun 12, 2015

Aerospace Engineer at NASA

Aerospace technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work and great management team. You can work hard and advance to your goals.

Cons

This job is what you make of it. If you are a slacker, and depending on your manager, you may get by on this job without doing much.

2.0

Jun 10, 2015

Senior Engineer

Senior research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The center has lots of labs with facilities to do research. Flexible time to work whatever hours you want to get the work done

Cons

Work environment is very cliquish. You have to put up with reindeer games. Too many civil servant do very little to nothing all day- every day. Langley employee review surveys are the worst of all NASA centers. So the work environment has serious problems

4.0

Jun 10, 2015

NASA employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment and people

Cons

No real upward mobility outside of the professional occupations

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