National Instruments reviews

The pay is WAY below average for anyone with more than a bachelor's degree. In fact, you will get paid less than the national average for someone with a B.S. They tout the working environments but they have already issued pay cuts and the new hires are getting the shaft because of the economy. NI touts itself as putting the employees first but the employees are taking it just as rough as most other IT firms in this economy and they were hardly getting paid what they deserved before all of the cutbacks. Good for experience, but there are secretaries that like their job, only have a high school education and will be earning as much as you in 10 years.

Compensation is always an issue, but I think that people feel underpaid because they compare themselves to similar titled position at other companies. The difference is that NI gives you high level positions very early on in a career, while other employers might require more tenure and advanced degrees. I am a Product Manager, a title that some people don't receive for 5-7 years after graduating (and possibly needing an MBA as well). I earned that title in three years after graduating with and undergrad degree.