Is National Instruments a good company to work for?

National Instruments has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,931 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at National Instruments to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about National Instruments have been left by employees working as Software Engineering Intern I , Account Manager and Project Manager .

Does National Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, National Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at National Instruments. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at National Instruments?

65% of National Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated National Instruments 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Instruments?

Software Engineer (168) , Applications Engineer (95) , Staff Software Engineer (87) , Senior Software Engineer (69) , Technical Support Engineer (48) , Account Manager (46) , Intern (45) , Engineer (35) , Hardware Engineer (21) , Field Sales Engineer (20) , Programme Analyst (20) , Project Manager (20) , Principal Software Engineer (19) , Product Marketing Manager (19) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18)

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

"People there are great and always willing to help or teach you how things work." ((in 311 reviews)); "good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 253 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 128 reviews)); "Good Work Environment and enjoyable" ((in 85 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 82 reviews))

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

"People complain about low salaries don’t understand pay reflects the market value of the company." ((in 231 reviews)); "People learn to live with it and perceive they are subsidizing culture with low pay." ((in 187 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 103 reviews)); "Salaries/total compensation is low and losing ground to other technology companies" ((in 53 reviews)); "Frequent layoff" ((in 43 reviews))

What are employees saying about National Instruments layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed National Instruments locations?

Austin , Santa Clara , Houston , Chicago , New York , Los Angeles , San Jose , Santa Rosa , Madison , Irvine , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Boston , Phillipsburg , Urbana , Charlottesville , Annandale , Phoenix , Ann Arbor , Novi , Washington , Charlotte , Turkey , Leander , Pflugerville , Round Rock , China , Dallas , Texas City , San Antonio

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44% positive business outlook

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4.1

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3.7

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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141 reviews

4.0

Mar 28, 2017

Company with great mindset

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance, interested in employee opinion and top management accessible to talk

Cons

poor compensation and benefits, unstructured performance reviews.

5.0

Jun 19, 2018

Great place to work

Rf systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Class-leading wireless technology prototyping and automated test projects. Good work life balance!

Cons

Less competitive salary and compensation.

4.0

Apr 12, 2017

Systems Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment that the company promote. They gives a lot of flexibility. People. You have access to a lot of different technologies.

Cons

The salary and other compensations are ok when you start but after some years are quite below the market average.

3.0

Mar 1, 2017

Good work life balance but low pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly peers, Great work life balance

Cons

Low pay and compensation, Poor management

5.0

Jul 22, 2017

Great Workplace to Work!

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly colleague, nice working environment

Cons

Fair compensation, company has been moving to customer based driven and focus on execution little research and development

2.0

May 14, 2018

Former Staff Software Dev

Staff software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Got to work with some great colleagues * Worked on a number of interesting projects

Cons

* Compensation was low * Career opportunities are very limited in offices other than Austin

5.0

Aug 22, 2017

National Instruments Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is Great place to work

Cons

Salary and compensation fall below average, bonuses are few and infrequent

4.0

Oct 12, 2017

Sales Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment filled with motivated, helpful people. NI has great products that are truly innovative. I've enjoyed my interactions with all levels of management that I've worked with and love the NI Culture.

Cons

I sometimes feel like expectations are a little unrealistic but I get that we're being stretched. NI is a little lagging when it comes to salary standards but they're making changes to improve the compensation levels.

5.0

Dec 15, 2017

Awesome to work here

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I get to solve complex engineering issues with some of the most motivated and genuine people I've ever met. I enjoy coming to work every day, and appreciate how there are pretty much no barriers between us and management.

Cons

Can't really think of any cons. You'll see a lot of complaints that the base salary is 'below market value' but I feel that the overall compensation package is well worth it.

2.0

May 30, 2018

Overall average company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible working hours, casual dress code

Cons

Obvious favouritism, low compensation package compared to competitors, not much space for career growth

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