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?

"Benefits are good." ((in 28 reviews)); "Meet great 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)); "Great job security." ((in 12 reviews)); "Many opportunities to move around and diversify your skill set." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for technical workers" ((in 15 reviews)); "Parking may be terrible" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 12 reviews)); "Although, if you can hold put until you get to the upper ranks; you will have a good salary for your level of responsibility." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 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

2.0

Jun 26, 2017

Don't stay in Security ....

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Wide range of jobs to choose from; Can trust people around you; Everyone outside Security is nice

Cons

If you stay in Security, unless you are one of the "chosen ones," you will never get promoted or a job you are trying to get. Half of the Team Leads know less than the employees and instead of learning from them, they target them as threats. Other Organizations are so much better.

5.0

Nov 21, 2016

Language analyst

Pashto dari language analyst

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Pros

The first and the only reason was that I could help my country in my native language analysis which they had a great need at that time.

Cons

Besides the decrease in their need The distance to travel to my job and stay there for three nights a week was getting too much.

5.0

Jul 22, 2016

NSA (National Security Agency) Review

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Working for a government agency such as NSA is considered a plumb assignment. The organization is big and diverse. There are so many different kinds of jobs that someone with great technical skills can choose just about anything they want to do. The pay and benefits are better than many private sector companies. They have many employee-friendly programs.

Cons

There are almost no negatives to working at NSA. The only thing I can think of is that getting a promotion is difficult and competitive. However, if you exceed expectations at your position, you should not have a problem moving up the chain.

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