Does US Navy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, US Navy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at US Navy. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at US Navy?

65% of US Navy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated US Navy 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at US Navy?

Electronics Technician (655) , E5 - Navy - Petty Officer Second Class (607) , Hospital Corpsman (578) , Logistics Specialist (456) , Officer (403) , E6 - Navy - Petty Officer, First Class (364) , E7 - Navy - Chief Petty Officer (341) , Naval Officer (324) , Information Systems Technician (323) , Nuclear Machinist Mate (299) , Surface Warfare Officer (259) , Nuclear Submarine Officer (250) , Aviation Electronics Technician (243) , Avionics Technician (214) , Nuclear Electricians Mate Navy (209)

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

"It's got great benefits and you get out of it what you put into it" ((in 4066 reviews)); "The pay Is good depending on rank and the majority of it is not taxed which is nice." ((in 1500 reviews)); "It's pretty nice that you have great job security for the length of our contract" ((in 1091 reviews)); "Great people that pour their heart and soul into a job to get optimum results." ((in 931 reviews)); "Great opportunity to develop skills and gain enlots of experience in various fields of work." ((in 786 reviews))

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

"Long hours and not everyone does their part but that’s at every job you go to." ((in 2267 reviews)); "Poor leadership leads to high turnover and increased sharing of individuals recommending others to not join." ((in 1267 reviews)); "No work/life balance and unorganized" ((in 856 reviews)); "Having to be away from family and long hours sometimes" ((in 672 reviews)); "Poor management but improving" ((in 296 reviews))

What are employees saying about US Navy layoffs in 2026?

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

US Navy reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(32,059 total reviews)

Hung Cao

100% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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US Navy has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32,059 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The US Navy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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32K reviews

5.0

Mar 9, 2011

My time in the U.S. Navy has be very rewarding

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Some of the best reasons to work at the U.S. Navy is the benefits, travel, educational opportinuties

Cons

Some of the downsides to working at the U.S. Navy are the sometimes long deployments.

4.0

Mar 3, 2011

Choose your rate, choose your fate

Machinist mate nuclear submarines

Recommend

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Pros

Pro pay is not necessarily worth an ORSE work up. You can take as much responsibility as you want. Very easy to outperform the masses.

Cons

Politics really start to play in to E-6 and above working.

3.0

Feb 28, 2011

Being in the Navy is definitely an adventure full of ups and downs.

Reactor operator/nuclear power instructor

Recommend

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Pros

Lots of travel. Many interesting port visits. Lots of interesting people. Good training. Benefits. Military discounts. Decent care for dependents.

Cons

Frequently away from family. Numerous bosses of varying intelligence. Morals go down the crapper. You begin to talk "like a sailor".

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