Does National Security Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, National Security Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at National Security Agency. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at National Security Agency?

73% of National Security Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated National Security Agency 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Security Agency?

Analyst (17) , Software Engineer (13) , Intelligence Analyst (11) , Intern (9) , Mathematician (6) , Data Scientist (5) , Manager (5) , Police Officer (5) , Contract Specialist (4) , Language Analyst (4) , Program Manager (4) , Recruiter (4) , Signals Analyst (4) , Software Developer (4) , Applied Research Mathematician (3)

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

"Great benefits and experience." ((in 28 reviews)); "Many Projects, Mostly good People" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good work life balance since you can't take anything out of the SCIF to work at home." ((in 16 reviews)); "Pay was good for a co" ((in 15 reviews)); "Job Security is Great" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Parking may be terrible" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 reviews)); "Salary also doesn't move up very fast." ((in 7 reviews)); "There is still quite a bit of nepotism." ((in 4 reviews))

What National Security Agency locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Antonio , Washington , Augusta , Columbia , Fort George G Meade , Baltimore , Fort Meade

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3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(345 total reviews)

Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

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53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

National Security Agency has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 345 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Security Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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345 reviews

5.0

Mar 29, 2024

Working for Biden

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have a job that pays

Cons

The job sucks and there are no breaks

5.0

Sep 10, 2023

Is what it is

Sigint analyst/collector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of activity can stay pretty busy if you're up for it.

Cons

Lots of moving parts, can get overwhelming at times.

2.0

Mar 15, 2022

They suck

Delicatessen assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They're just as bad as the ATF.

Cons

Sucks to be one of their agents.

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