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 (455) , Officer (403) , E6 - Navy - Petty Officer, First Class (364) , E7 - Navy - Chief Petty Officer (341) , Information Systems Technician (323) , Naval Officer (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 4052 reviews)); "The pay Is good depending on rank and the majority of it is not taxed which is nice." ((in 1514 reviews)); "It's pretty nice that you have great job security for the length of our contract" ((in 1119 reviews)); "Fulfilling work and you get to meet great people while traveling and earning a paycheck." ((in 927 reviews)); "Frequent moves can provide a great opportunity to see different perspectives and regions of the US / world." ((in 788 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership leads to high turnover and increased sharing of individuals recommending others to not join." ((in 1278 reviews)); "No work/life balance and unorganized" ((in 857 reviews)); "Time away from family can be rough and long hours" ((in 670 reviews)); "Poor management but improving" ((in 293 reviews)); "Time off depends on rate(job) and whether or not station on a sea or shore ballet." ((in 266 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

(32,051 total reviews)

Hung Cao

100% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

US Navy has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32,051 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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Reviews by job title

32K reviews

4.0

Dec 9, 2010

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Officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Proud to be something bigger than yourself and defend your country. Job security - unless you do something REALLY big to mess up, you pretty much cant get fired.

Cons

Everyone gets the same pay - no matter how good, or how bad, you are. Work hours are extreme. When on sea duty, you're on the ship ALL the time. When on shore duty, if you're lucky to get a "nice" one, you'll have a lot of time of.

5.0

Dec 3, 2010

Navy officer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pay and travel and incredible opportunity for advancement

Cons

being away from family on deployments

3.0

Dec 3, 2010

Ridiculous hours, but if you get out, you'll be prepared for anything in life

Submariner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

(Mine all pertain to submarines). Great training, work around some of the greatest people found anywhere, serve your country, build your leadership skills, see something unique

Cons

Hours are very long. In port, you will work about 70-110 hours each week. The schedule is very dynamic. We didn't know the day we were leaving for a six month deployment until two days before. Sometimes you learn here by observing how not to do things. It is very rigid and problems are always blamed on the crew, even if procedures are faulty. Integrity issues are amazing, and everyone knows about it, but the problems aren't being fixed. The only thing that is happening is sailors who are caught go down, while everyone else cheats - on exams, on maintenance, etc. Most people start to develop a guilty conscience by all the integrity issues.

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