Is NASA a good company to work for?

NASA has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 3,248 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at NASA to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about NASA have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Pathways Intern and Astrophysicist .

Does NASA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NASA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NASA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NASA?

86% of NASA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NASA 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NASA?

Intern (291) , Aerospace Engineer (125) , Engineer (101) , Astronaut (95) , Internship (77) , Software Engineer (58) , Systems Engineer (38) , Software Engineer(Internship) (37) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Engineering Intern (31) , Research Scientist (24) , Summer Intern (23) , Contract Specialist (22) , Astrophysicist (21) , Pathways Intern (21)

What are the pros of working at NASA according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and learning experiences" ((in 280 reviews)); "Work life balance is great when you don’t go through management and let HR inform them of any accommodations" ((in 93 reviews)); "This makes it easy to win the best place to work in federal government awards year after year." ((in 81 reviews)); "Great Benefits and retirement plan" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 67 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NASA according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and old buildings" ((in 146 reviews)); "Government salaries are low and therefore it's hard to subsist in CA without a higher salary." ((in 55 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of talking about sending people into space." ((in 31 reviews)); "no management pretty much do what u want" ((in 30 reviews)); "Some non performers and very poor managers." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about NASA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about NASA layoffs and their outlook for job security at NASA in 2026.

What are the top reviewed NASA locations?

Houston , Mountain View , Washington , Hampton , Huntsville , Greenbelt , Moffett Field , Kennedy Space Center , New York , Cleveland , Cape Canaveral , Los Angeles , Edwards AFB , Pasadena , Merritt Island , San Francisco , Goddard , Stennis Space Center , Edwards , Orlando , San Jose , Wallops Island , Las Cruces , Texas City , Norfolk , Fairmont , Denver , Chicago , Virginia Beach , Austin

NASA reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,797 total reviews)

Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

83% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,797 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NASA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Jun 5, 2017

Great Place to work

Resource analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well paid. Great benefits. Excellent work life balance. Great environment and great mission.

Cons

Old school mentality. Not really much else. It is an exciting place to work.

5.0

May 30, 2017

Great benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, flexible work hours. Great workplace morale.

Cons

No paid family leave for government employees, contractors get short term disability for 6 weeks, would be nice if the government at least matched that.

5.0

May 24, 2017

Collegial environment

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very collegial environment Challenging projects to work on Forces to learn new things, thus to grow Opportunity cross-pollinate with tech companies

Cons

Government mindset can be challenging at times Bureaucracy

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