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)); "Meet great people" ((in 25 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 15 reviews)); "Job Security is Great" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Parking is bad in some locations" ((in 15 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 12 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 3 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

National Security Agency reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(345 total reviews)

Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

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53% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

345 reviews

5.0

Nov 21, 2016

Language analyst

Pashto dari language analyst

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Pros

The first and the only reason was that I could help my country in my native language analysis which they had a great need at that time.

Cons

Besides the decrease in their need The distance to travel to my job and stay there for three nights a week was getting too much.

1.0

Nov 18, 2016

Good mission, but military environment

Software engineer

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Pros

Mission can be worthwhile depending on the specific office. Different view of politics and national security issues.

Cons

Harassment, unresponsive HR, military vs civilian conflict. Isolation from friends, family, courses of redress and modern technologies.

5.0

Nov 5, 2016

Software Engineering

Anonymous employee

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Pros

- get to work with the most awesome tools in the trade - get an insider's perspective on some of the most interesting "cyber" events in the world - coworkers are almost always incredibly kind, generous, and helpful. Put simply, I was blown away by how nice everyone was. I think the clearance helps to select for really decent people, and people who are motivated more by mission than money. - lots of ability to move around once you've finished your time in an office. There are always opportunities to try new areas of work. - tons of opportunity for personal development and training - great job security and benefits

Cons

- salary will never match what many of the people there deserve - you will encounter bureaucrats who will try to make things difficult, but that's just the nature of public sector. - you may be frustrated at times because you'll hear things on the outside that you know to be false, but you have to keep your mouth shut (again, the nature of classified work)

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