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 (249) , 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 3960 reviews)); "The pay Is good depending on rank and the majority of it is not taxed which is nice." ((in 1489 reviews)); "It's pretty nice that you have great job security for the length of our contract" ((in 1096 reviews)); "Great people that pour their heart and soul into a job to get optimum results." ((in 937 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?

"Poor leadership leads to high turnover and increased sharing of individuals recommending others to not join." ((in 1277 reviews)); "No work/life balance and unorganized" ((in 859 reviews)); "Time away from family can be rough and long hours" ((in 676 reviews)); "Poor management but improving" ((in 298 reviews)); "Time off depends on rate(job) and whether or not station on a sea or shore ballet." ((in 249 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

(32,025 total reviews)

Hung Cao

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56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.5

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 32,025 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

3.0

Jun 3, 2017

Decent job with fair pay, great work life balance, and terrific benefits.

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Anything over 40 hours is paid overtime which is huge, although overtime is limited by budget. Work life balance is great, and flexible schedules are available. Some people work 9s or 10s to take every other Friday or every Friday off. The work can be challenging and interesting at times. Coworkers are very friendly.

Cons

Starting salaries are probably lower than private industry average. Upward mobility is in many ways limited to the amount of time you have worked there.

3.0

May 26, 2017

Helo pilot

Military pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Terrific peer group, the take home pay is pretty good after all the incentive pays, the hours can be long but relatively flexible.

Cons

Work life balance, time away from home can be challenging, potentially have to move cities every two to three years, pay scale plateaus but stress and responsibilities scale rapidly, hierarchical beaurocracy stifles change, lots of wasted effort on meaningless requirements.

4.0

May 20, 2017

Good job experience

Aviation electronics technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Free education during active duty and G/I bill when getting out -Job experience -Close knit -Medical/dental benefits

Cons

-Depending on the job you can work over 12 hours a day even on shore duty -Necessary time frame for ranking up -Not a good balance of family/work life -In the aviation community on a ship you'd work 12 on 12 off with no extra time for yourself.

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