Does National Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, National Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at National Instruments. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at National Instruments?

68% of National Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated National Instruments 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Instruments?

Software Engineer (168) , Applications Engineer (94) , Staff Software Engineer (87) , Senior Software Engineer (69) , Technical Support Engineer (48) , Account Manager (46) , Intern (45) , Engineer (35) , Field Sales Engineer (20) , Hardware Engineer (20) , Programme Analyst (20) , Project Manager (20) , Product Marketing Manager (19) , Principal Software Engineer (18) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18)

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

"People there are great and always willing to help or teach you how things work." ((in 305 reviews)); "good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 233 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 129 reviews)); "Good Work Environment and enjoyable" ((in 84 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 82 reviews))

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

"People complain about low salaries don’t understand pay reflects the market value of the company." ((in 235 reviews)); "People learn to live with it and perceive they are subsidizing culture with low pay." ((in 181 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 104 reviews)); "Salaries/total compensation is low and losing ground to other technology companies" ((in 53 reviews)); "Currently going through an acquisition so lots of layoffs" ((in 48 reviews))

What are employees saying about National Instruments layoffs in 2026?

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

National Instruments reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,459 total reviews)

Alex Davern

62% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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National Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,459 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Mar 3, 2016

Application Engineer Intern

Applications engineer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really good salary for interns, nice working environment and occasionally we go out for dinner together (Team building event).

Cons

Most jobs are EE related, so a lot of opportunities of working with NI cards, which I was not very into at that time

3.0

Mar 2, 2016

Bird's Eye View

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast Paced work environment. Good Compensation. You get to learn a lot. You are encouraged to put forward opinions and views. Management is willing to listen to employees. Training for employees at regular intervals to boost efficiency (cannot put this on your resume but the skills you obtain are very useful).

Cons

Limited/ No career growth. High work pressure. People across departments tend to interfere in your job (Need to be really assertive and firm to get things done). Company growth leading to change in work environment bringing in many cumbersome processes which make simple tasks complicated.

4.0

Mar 1, 2016

Great Start, Poor Sustenance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart people. Excellent peers. These form the crux of the company. Their biggest strength continues to remain their choice of employees.

Cons

Not knowing how to utilize their employee base. Frequent changes in management decision making. Stagnation in positions.

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