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 35 reviews)); "Many Projects, Mostly good People" ((in 25 reviews)); "work/life balance is great" ((in 18 reviews)); "Pay was good for a co" ((in 15 reviews)); "Job Security is Great" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Parking may be terrible" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 13 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)); "Bottom level management utilizes unacceptable practices such as favoritism in which you're either benefiting inside the prized circle, or you're on the outside looking in." ((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

(347 total reviews)

Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

Not enough data to show CEO approval

53% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

347 reviews

1.0

Oct 19, 2020

Agency adrift

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a collaborative culture, where you could work on problems directly affecting national security or saving peoples lives - where creativity and genius were encouraged to find solutions, it is no longer.

Cons

Low morale, back-biting culture, low pay, rampant nepotism, disregard for experience, education or expertise. Bad facilities, bad parking and intrusive security processes. Severely limited opportunists if you want to transition to the rest of world.

5.0

Oct 18, 2020

Good Place to Work

Intelligence analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good place to work

Cons

Not much, good place to work

4.0

Oct 17, 2020

Great Place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability, benefits, work life balance

Cons

Parking is bad in some locations

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Jobs at National Security Agency

DoW Cyber Apprenticeship Program

Former Intelligence Community (IC) Professionals

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