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 (167) , 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 321 reviews)); "good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 237 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 129 reviews)); "Good Work Environment and enjoyable" ((in 85 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 79 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 227 reviews)); "People learn to live with it and perceive they are subsidizing culture with low pay." ((in 190 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 107 reviews)); "Great managers are hard to find." ((in 65 reviews)); "Salaries/total compensation is low and losing ground to other technology companies" ((in 54 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.

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,458 total reviews)

Alex Davern

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

National Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,458 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).

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2K reviews

4.0

Jan 8, 2010

Great place to start your career for engineering undergrads who want sales/marketing experience

Elp engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NI is a very employee focused company. The ELP program in particular is a fun place to work with an almost frat-house like culture. Austin can't be be as far as living in a cool city.

Cons

There is a major consensus based decision making culture and the company is extremely conservative with risk. As a result, some very ambitious or entrepreneurial type personalities may get frustrated.

5.0

Dec 18, 2009

The Best Job I've Ever Had

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comfortable Low Stress compared to my previous jobs smart people awesome software Upper Management has a great forward looking attitude Middle Managment manages as if you were an adult and not a child Decent pay Good benefits No Layoffs

Cons

Austin Traffic No clear mechanism to get rid of dead wood when necessary not much else negative to say about this

5.0

Dec 18, 2009

Great place to work

Marketing intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

First, the company cares about employees' well-being (fitness center on campus, work-life balance classes, career development classes, etc). In addition, it's less uptight than most other technology companies. There isn't a strict dress code, work hours are fairly flexible, and interns work on the same floor with the CEO.

Cons

The biggest downside, by far, is that employees are overworked. We're currently in a hiring freeze to avoid layoffs during this recession, but everyone I know is doing several people's jobs. Lots of projects are falling through the cracks as a result.

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