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 4022 reviews)); "The pay Is good depending on rank and the majority of it is not taxed which is nice." ((in 1502 reviews)); "It's pretty nice that you have great job security for the length of our contract" ((in 1115 reviews)); "Fulfilling work and you get to meet great people while traveling and earning a paycheck." ((in 930 reviews)); "Great opportunity to enhance your life and transition successfully to a high paying civilian career." ((in 781 reviews))

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

"At times pulled some long hours and worked in some challenging locations in the world." ((in 2264 reviews)); "Poor leadership leads to high turnover and increased sharing of individuals recommending others to not join." ((in 1261 reviews)); "No work/life balance and unorganized" ((in 862 reviews)); "Having to be away from family and long hours sometimes" ((in 673 reviews)); "Poor management but improving" ((in 294 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

(32,049 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 32,049 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

2.0

Aug 10, 2010

Navy Nuke ET, Submarine

Electronics technician, nuclear, submarine

Recommend

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Pros

job security medical benifits banking options through Navy Federal fast advancement useful OJT skills for real world adventure and travel great camaraderie team work skills through adversity undermanned jobs lead to nearly "guaranteed," advancement

Cons

long hours 70-100+ hours per week poor compensation for amount of work generally low amount of recognition for a job well done extreme recognition for a job poorly done very difficult to get rid of "dead weight" as some people advance, they use their power to shirk duties. these duties become a burden on subordinates undermanned jobs lead to increased work loads and longer hours overseas deployments risk of personal injury/death

4.0

Aug 9, 2010

Navy requirements and resourcing

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Recommend

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Pros

The people are great. Exciting work.

Cons

Long hours. Deployments overseas. Some work is dangerous

3.0

Aug 8, 2010

slow growth, but steady and good people.

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

steady, good time off, pension, decent pay, OT

Cons

There are a wide varity of workers. The extreme hard workers who get compensated just as much as the lazy. Except you are a non-examp employee which allows for OT. Difficult to grow, expecally if your young and hungry to learn and grow fast. Then this is not the place, but if you are content with moving up accourding with the GS scale and are looking for a constant job then this is great for you.

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