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, 3.5 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 (609) , Hospital Corpsman (577) , Logistics Specialist (455) , Officer (403) , E6 - Navy - Petty Officer, First Class (364) , E7 - Navy - Chief Petty Officer (341) , Naval Officer (323) , Information Systems Technician (321) , 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 4070 reviews)); "The pay Is good depending on rank and the majority of it is not taxed which is nice." ((in 1521 reviews)); "It's pretty nice that you have great job security for the length of our contract" ((in 1093 reviews)); "Fulfilling work and you get to meet great people while traveling and earning a paycheck." ((in 934 reviews)); "Frequent moves can provide a great opportunity to see different perspectives and regions of the US / world." ((in 779 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 1290 reviews)); "No work/life balance and unorganized" ((in 852 reviews)); "Time away from family can be rough and long hours" ((in 671 reviews)); "Poor management but improving" ((in 308 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

(32,035 total reviews)

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56% positive business outlook

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US Navy has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32,035 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

4.0

May 29, 2015

It was fun

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Meet many different people and learn a lot from them and how life is for others. Plus some travel is cool.

Cons

Some people still act like kids. Sadly it's the higher ups (Enlisted) and sometimes it feels like high school again. Rumors

3.0

May 28, 2015

US Navy Civilian Computer Programmer

Lead computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay and benefits. Good people. Stability.

Cons

Old technology. Inefficient. More time spent dealing with software development process than actually developing software.

3.0

May 11, 2015

I enlisted. I did stuff. I retired

Cryptologic technician

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You get to travel a lot, medical, college benefits and retirement plan are 2d to none for self or for family. Pay is o.k. for amount of work given and 30 paid vacation for everybody per year. For individuals who have drive and talent, the sky is the limit. Just remember, it is a good place to start. Right now the severance package is pretty good for Sailors under six years...

Cons

Being on a ship was the single most depressing thing I have ever done, It took more than a year to fully recover from chronic depression. The closer I got to retirement, the more stupid my management became. With all the Sex Assault, Drinking and Driving, Anti-Terrorism, and anti-stupidity training that was piled on, add in the ridiculous Physical training schedule and I was only able to use 19 hours of my work week for work. Unfortunately, my management gave me 40+ hours of actual work per week...Shrinking budgets, aging infrastructure and growing Operations tempo portend that things won't get better anytime soon.

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