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 (44) , 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 323 reviews)); "good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 236 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 135 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 84 reviews)); "Good camradrie and work culture" ((in 50 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 225 reviews)); "People learn to live with it and perceive they are subsidizing culture with low pay." ((in 184 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 108 reviews)); "Salaries/total compensation is low and losing ground to other technology companies" ((in 58 reviews)); "Regular layoff" ((in 45 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

(2,457 total reviews)

Alex Davern

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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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 2,457 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

Jun 7, 2009

Visionary company, middle of the road compensation

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is very visionary and does a good job of instilling corporate pride Transparent management Young vibrant culture Good health benefits

Cons

Prides themselves on hiring the best and brightest but pays average to less than average Many of the best employees leave after 5 years for better opportunities

5.0

Jun 6, 2009

Great company with long-term vision

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly employees and great culture (negligible politics) Very open communication among leadership and employees Products/technologies redefine measurement and automation Company leads many of the markets it serves Company growth provides career paths Opportunities to work in worldwide locations Commitment to corporate responsibility and promoting science/engineering among the youth

Cons

Consensus decision making style sometimes slows down decision making Engineering-centric culture is perceived negatively by some non-engineers Compensation philosophy is 50th percentile

5.0

May 20, 2009

Great place to start and awesome city to work in

Product support engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

NI is great at allowing someone who just started to take on major projects that will get them lots of visibility from within the higher management. It doesn't feel like you have to work here very long to make a difference

Cons

Because of the projects and workloads, a lot of the time, you will work more than a 40 hour work week just to get your work done on time

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