Does NASA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NASA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NASA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NASA?

86% of NASA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NASA 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NASA?

Intern (290) , Aerospace Engineer (125) , Engineer (101) , Astronaut (95) , Internship (77) , Software Engineer (58) , Systems Engineer (38) , Software Engineer(Internship) (37) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Engineering Intern (31) , Research Scientist (24) , Summer Intern (23) , Contract Specialist (22) , Astrophysicist (21) , Senior Software Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at NASA according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and learning experiences" ((in 286 reviews)); "Work life balance is great when you don’t go through management and let HR inform them of any accommodations" ((in 101 reviews)); "This makes it easy to win the best place to work in federal government awards year after year." ((in 81 reviews)); "The work that we do also provides great benefit to life here on Earth." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 61 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NASA according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and bureaucracy to deal with" ((in 149 reviews)); "Government salaries are low and therefore it's hard to subsist in CA without a higher salary." ((in 57 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of talking about sending people into space." ((in 32 reviews)); "there are no cons, very good management" ((in 32 reviews)); "Some non performers and very poor managers." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about NASA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about NASA layoffs and their outlook for job security at NASA in 2026.

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,792 total reviews)

Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

83% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

4.1

Compensation and benefits

NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,792 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NASA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gobierno y administración pública industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

May 24, 2017

Collegial environment

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very collegial environment Challenging projects to work on Forces to learn new things, thus to grow Opportunity cross-pollinate with tech companies

Cons

Government mindset can be challenging at times Bureaucracy

5.0

May 13, 2017

Summer Internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours, good people, good pay.

Cons

business casual all the time

5.0

May 9, 2017

An Amazing Place to Work! Government Politics are the Same...

Contract specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture at NASA is awesome, very people oriented. NASA supports a healthy work life balance, numerous employees have flexible schedules. NASA has been voted the best place to work a couple years in row! Parking and the commute is not an issue!

Cons

There isn't a downside of working here per say-- this comment refers to working in the Government period. There is a cap in the Government, so be prepared for that. Depending on the series you work in, your grade (salary) can only go to a certain cap per the position and its requirements. There's little to no flexibility unless you move to a different position.

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