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?

"Good benefits such as insurance" ((in 34 reviews)); "Many Projects, Mostly good People" ((in 25 reviews)); "Pay was good for a co" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good work life balance since you can't take anything out of the SCIF to work at home." ((in 16 reviews)); "Job Security is Great" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 15 reviews)); "Parking may be terrible" ((in 11 reviews)); "Salary also doesn't move up very fast." ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 reviews)); "There is still quite a bit of nepotism." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed National Security Agency locations?

Fort Meade , Fort George G Meade , Baltimore , Washington , San Antonio , Columbia , Augusta , Honolulu , Glen Burnie , Odenton , Linthicum , Fort Gordon , Maryland Heights , New York , Los Angeles , Aurora , Annapolis Junction , Elkridge , Fort George G Mead Junction , American Fork , Chicago , Hampton , Leesburg , Ithaca , Ann Arbor , Hastings , Albuquerque , Austin , Schofield Barracks , Waipahu

National Security Agency reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(345 total reviews)

Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

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53% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

345 reviews

5.0

Oct 27, 2015

Organizational Chief

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The mission is second to none. As a combat support agency, supporting the warfighter and helping to accomplish their mission was tremendously rewarding. Working on technical projects spanning all seven layers of the OSI model was awesome. Some of the most honorable, talented people in the world work there.

Cons

Some of the people were incredibly frustrating to work with. Occasionally, military people assigned for a two year tour with no skills, no talent and no previous experience were assigned to roles that were beyond what they should have ben responsible for. That could get frustrating, but they were easy to work around.

4.0

Nov 23, 2014

Great hours, great work-life balance, and interesting projects. Poor job satisfaction.

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Pros

- work-life-balance - benefits - locations - community environment

Cons

- job satisfaction - you tend to feel like a government slug - not being able to discuss your job out side of work

4.0

Jun 27, 2008

Great place to work, but it depends on the office and your goals.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

1. Opportunities to broaden career by working in other offices. 2. Employees on a "technical track" are financially compensated on par, if not above, managers.

Cons

1. Middle management is sometimes pulled from the technical ranks but not effectively trained on how to manage their employees. 2. Speaking of management, some offices are still operating from a paradigm suited to an older generation, which is at odds with recent, younger college graduates.

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