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 2% 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 309 reviews)); "good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 228 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 135 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 85 reviews)); "Good Work Environment and enjoyable" ((in 81 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 191 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 107 reviews)); "Salaries/total compensation is low and losing ground to other technology companies" ((in 53 reviews)); "Frequent layoff" ((in 47 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 about "work environment"

Company steadily declined as founder prepared for and then retired

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good facilities and location, appreciate parking garages, work environment is generally good.

Cons

Company was a great place to work until about 10 years ago, when founder began path to retirement. It began to steadily decline in numerous aspects; below average pay, declining benefits, steady decrease in morale. They had a large layoff in December 2019, which is when I was laid off (ouch), with the explanation given at a company meeting that they knew low pay was a significant problem and they needed the laid off salaries to give other employees higher pay raises.

5.0

Sep 22, 2021

Great Benefits

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, benefit, people to work with.

Cons

The job can be stressful and mundane.

5.0

Jun 2, 2021

Good culture

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can experience dynamic work environments

Cons

Needs to expand the market

4.0

Feb 9, 2021

Over all decent company

Staff software technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice work environment to work

Cons

low salary and some management isn't good

3.0

Jun 21, 2021

Great compan

Finance controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life and better environment

Cons

Salary not upto Industry standard

5.0

Oct 1, 2021

Great company to work at

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of room for growth Excellent work environment Collaborative people

Cons

Salary is not as competitive

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