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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,792 total reviews)
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      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      83% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Career opportunities

      4.2

      Senior management

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      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
      Jul 18, 2011

      Challenging work with tangible results.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Interesting work, interest in space exploration, every day work is varied, opportunity to work on many different projects, satisfaction in seeing vehicles and payloads launched in space.

      Cons

      After many years, kind of get "pigeon holed". Progress is dependent on the actions of the president and congress. This causes impacts to schedule and advancement.

      2.0
      Sep 9, 2010

      It's a mixed-bag

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ames has a casual work environment and people always think it's cool when you say you work at NASA. Work life balance is generally easy to obtain.

      Cons

      You'll probably end up working on a lot of canceled projects. Also, it's not that great for moving around and advancing as you get pigeon-holed pretty quickly. A lot of people have been there for way too long. Half the workforce is contractor-based which leads to confusing relationships between employees.

      5.0
      Apr 22, 2026

      Awesome place

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Exciting environment and great people

      Cons

      Lot of walking within campus if you dont own a car

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