Is NIH a good company to work for?

NIH has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,843 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at NIH to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about NIH have been left by employees working as Postdoctoral Researcher , Intern and Summer Intern .

Does NIH pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NIH employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NIH. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NIH?

80% of NIH employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NIH 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NIH?

Postdoctoral Fellow (298) , Research Fellow (124) , Postbaccalaureate IRTA (103) , Staff Scientist (63) , Postdoctoral Research Fellow (40) , Intern (38) , Research Assistant (38) , Summer Intern (29) , Post-Baccalaureate Fellow (27) , Scientist (25) , Research Scientist (23) , Biologist (22) , Program Analyst (21) , Post Doctoral Fellow (20) , Visiting Fellow (20)

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

"The people are great and having a role in biomedical research is rewarding" ((in 143 reviews)); "good benefits and pro." ((in 133 reviews)); "Flexible and good work/life balance" ((in 74 reviews)); "Great lab and colleagues." ((in 57 reviews)); "Great opportunity to be mentored and grow as a scientist" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and lack of benefit." ((in 77 reviews)); "can become repetitive, sometime poor management, same activity repeated," ((in 28 reviews)); "too much bureaucracy and regulations" ((in 13 reviews)); "Corrupt leadership, erosion of standards" ((in 12 reviews)); "Certain managers (and this is a systematic problem government wide) that focus on promotion based on "time in grade" rather than job performance." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about NIH layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed NIH locations?

Bethesda , Rockville , Washington , Baltimore , Frederick , Durham , Gaithersburg , Silver Spring , Research Triangle Park , New York , North Bethesda , Phoenix , Raleigh , Boston , Herndon , Maryland Heights , Houston , Columbia , Bowie , Cambridge , Shady Grove , Little Falls , New Brunswick , Wayne , Princeton , Chicago , Kewanee , Annandale , Clifton , Reston

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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,341 total reviews)

Francis S. Collins

82% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

NIH has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NIH employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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5.0

Jan 16, 2015

Great place to build a career, or to stay

Administrative officer

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CEO approval

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Pros

training opportunities, laid back work environment, smart coworkers

Cons

they could pay us more

1.0

Jan 12, 2015

No professional growth for clinical research support staff

Clinical research support

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Interesting patient cases, good benefits

Cons

Short staffing; authorship disputes - NIH guidelines regarding authorship are not observed; Clinical Center policy compensation limits career growth for clinical research staff, even for those with graduate degrees in a cutting edge field and long track records of major scientific contributions to high impact journals

4.0

Jan 8, 2015

Cutting edge of research also hurts your wallet

Program analyst

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Pros

Exciting place to be part of life changing research opportunities.

Cons

Compensation is no competitive and opportunities for advancement is limited.

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