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?

"Benefits are good." ((in 28 reviews)); "Meet great people" ((in 26 reviews)); "Pay was good for a co" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good work life balance since you can't take anything out of the SCIF to work at home." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great job security." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Parking may be terrible" ((in 16 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 13 reviews)); "Salary also doesn't move up very fast." ((in 9 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

(345 total reviews)

Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

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53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 345 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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4.0

Nov 1, 2015

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Pros

flexible hours, great benefits, and they really care about the employes best interests

Cons

Everything is a long process, but that was to be expected.

5.0

Oct 27, 2015

Organizational Chief

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Pros

The mission is second to none. As a combat support agency, supporting the warfighter and helping to accomplish their mission was tremendously rewarding. Working on technical projects spanning all seven layers of the OSI model was awesome. Some of the most honorable, talented people in the world work there.

Cons

Some of the people were incredibly frustrating to work with. Occasionally, military people assigned for a two year tour with no skills, no talent and no previous experience were assigned to roles that were beyond what they should have ben responsible for. That could get frustrating, but they were easy to work around.

5.0

Oct 19, 2015

Good Agency to Work At

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The workforce is comprised of civilians, military, and contractors. The agency is getting better at diversity. Plenty of opportunities available to move around within the agency and field sites.

Cons

There is still quite a bit of nepotism. It is not uncommon for husbands, wives, and children to work within the agency. Performance ratings often seem as though they are based on a preset bottom line score versus how an employee truly performed against a given objective.

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