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 34 reviews)); "Many Projects, Mostly good People" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good work life balance since you can't take anything out of the SCIF to work at home." ((in 17 reviews)); "Many opportunities to move around and diversify your skill set." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great job security." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Parking is bad in some locations" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 14 reviews)); "Pay is low for technical workers" ((in 13 reviews)); "Salary also doesn't move up very fast." ((in 8 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 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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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(347 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 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 347 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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347 reviews

4.0

Jul 11, 2017

Manager

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Pros

The agency caters to your needs, ex. blind, deaf etc.

Cons

Parking is absolutely terrible at the main location.

3.0

Jul 3, 2017

Great if it wasn't a bureaucracy

Technical leader

Recommend

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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

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Pros

The course was easy and good to learn

Cons

More deep knowledge is needed

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