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 34 reviews)); "Meet great people" ((in 24 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 15 reviews)); "Job Security is Great" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Parking may be terrible" ((in 12 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 11 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

(346 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 346 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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346 reviews

3.0

Jul 3, 2017

Great if it wasn't a bureaucracy

Technical leader

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Pros

Exciting mission Flexible working hours

Cons

Parking is awful at the Big 4 Red tape can be frustrating Promotion time is frustrating Rating system is arbitrary

4.0

Jun 28, 2017

NSA System Administrators Officer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The course was easy and good to learn

Cons

More deep knowledge is needed

2.0

Jun 26, 2017

Don't stay in Security ....

Anonymous employee

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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.

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