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 31 reviews)); "Many Projects, Mostly good People" ((in 25 reviews)); "Pay was good for a co" ((in 16 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))

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

"Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 14 reviews)); "Parking may be terrible" ((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 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

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3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(347 total reviews)

Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

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53% positive business outlook

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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 347 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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3.0

Oct 18, 2021

Great as a first job. Developed amazing skills you cannot learn anywhere. But, be careful not to stay past 15 years.

Senior manager

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Pros

National security mission is amazing!! Many jobs where you see your contributions immediately.

Cons

People spend more time trying to get promoted and they tell the employees they are cutting edge but in several cases, almost a decade behind the real world (but so isolated, they don’t realize it). The moral is very low. Seems like 5x more people are leaving then they bring in.

1.0

Oct 13, 2021

terrible place to work as an analyst

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Pros

it is hard to get fired

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the work is rote and repetitive, you do the same task over and over again for your entire career. Management treat it like a factory where they look over your shoulder to make sure you are always "producing"

5.0

Oct 10, 2021

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Data analysis manager

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Learn a lot and train

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Busy and Lear a lot.

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