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 33 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)); "Many opportunities to move around and diversify your skill set." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Parking is bad in some locations" ((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 11 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 reviews)); "There is still quite a bit of nepotism." ((in 3 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

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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 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

3.0

Mar 31, 2016

Decent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome benefits, great people. A lot of opportunity to move around. Awesome line on resume

Cons

Public perception, secrecy, work drains the life out of you. the lack of windows isn't too good either.

4.0

Mar 17, 2016

Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work-life balance, flexibility, and benefits are great perks.

Cons

The parking and food selection in the cafeteria is horrible.

3.0

Mar 3, 2016

Computer network defense

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tuition assistance programs, plethora of health insurance options, tenure, can't take work home, development opportunities and programs, some commuter benefits, generally 40 work weeks, federal holidays off.

Cons

Mediocre pay with a high cost of living at HQ (especially for junior employees) , slow promotion process that yields a small pay increase, only advancements are promotions (no raises), step increases yield little increase in net pay, HQ centric placement/rotations.

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