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 30 reviews)); "Many Projects, Mostly good People" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work life balance since you can't take anything out of the SCIF to work at home." ((in 15 reviews)); "Pay was good for a co" ((in 14 reviews)); "Job security is excellent." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Parking may be terrible" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 13 reviews)); "Salary also doesn't move up very fast." ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 reviews)); "Bottom level management utilizes unacceptable practices such as favoritism in which you're either benefiting inside the prized circle, or you're on the outside looking in." ((in 4 reviews))

What National Security Agency locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Antonio , Washington , Augusta , Columbia , Fort George G Meade , Baltimore , Fort Meade

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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

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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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5.0

Jan 28, 2026

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Classified, Can't tell much about this job.

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None, it's pretty good. A lot of downtime

5.0

Jul 21, 2018

NSA is Exceptional Employer

Manager

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In-house training, financial support-continuing graduate education; flexible work schedules; emphasizes work-life balance; serve our Country!' travel opportunities CONUS and OCONUS; flexible in-house job vacancy program enabling employee upward mobility regardless of current pay-grade; highly educated work-force; learning opportunities are constant; can tailor your career with your changing interests and family needs; all your fellow employees are law-abiding citizens who've undergone security reviews; motivated atmosphere; exciting work; you learn about what's going on in the world

Cons

You have to live without your smart phone by your side. However, there are internet cafe locations with secure phone storage that allow you to access your phone on your break.

5.0

Sep 17, 2019

Cutting Edge with Work-Life Balance

Deputy division chief, space and weapons cybersecurity solutions

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Cutting edge technology, tools and capabilities operationalized by an amazing and dedicated workforce. Fantastic work-life balance!

Cons

Government budget and funding constraints

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