3 Feb 2026
NCIS Reviews
3.7
76% would recommend to a friend
Andrew L. Traver
69% approve of CEO
61% positive business outlook
NCIS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 67 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NCIS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).
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67 reviews
5.0
19 Oct 2025
Great place to work, but uncertain about coming RIF
Former employee, less than 1 year
Quantico, VA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
When I started working at NCIS, I was glad to be there and saw the potential to do a variety of interesting projects for this law enforcement brand in the Navy. People on my team were friendly and very knowledgeable, and experienced, and management wants to help you succeed.
Cons
Onboarding was very long, and getting me connected to the system ran into some challenges. Eventually, I was fully connected but then I decided to take the resignation with benefits because I didn't know if my job was secure to not get laid off after only 6 months. Work-Life balance was great when I started in late 2024, but by early 2025 it was terrible when everyone was forced to return to office fully time with no remote work.
5.0
5 Oct 2025
Small agency, enormous mission, fantastic choice!
Current employee, more than 10 years
Camp Lejeune, NC
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Small agency-promotes family atmosphere where employees feel valued and independent needs are able to be met in a family-first, mission always environment. Limitless opportunities both CONUS and OCONUS in any discipline within a MCIO. Whether you want to work felony criminal investigations, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, force protection, protective operations, cyber crime, fraud, economic crimes, polygraph, narcotics, SWAT, RDA, or law enforcement liaison, NCIS offers nearly limitless opportunities in both proactive and reactive capacities with the ability to move between disciplines at the will of the EMPLOYEE', not the agency! Carve your own path and find your niche while traveling the world (if that is your thing) or while supporting our warfighters in a CONUS environment. I am a 20 year street level GS-13 veteran of NCIS with full-spectrum crim/NSD experience, and have never been pushed into any position I did not choose, and I enjoyed them all. We are small enough that even as a "street agent", the Director of NCIS knows my name.
Cons
Small agency means small agency problems. Limited budget, technical/IT challenges, and capped manpower creates unique challenges on an ongoing basis. Small price to pay for the aforementioned pros. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Want to see baboons and crocs in Africa, drink beer in Brussels, visit olive orchards in Greece, brief 4-star generals, provide protective operations for SECNAV, work terrorist attack investigations, disrupt intelligence, workplace violence, and terrorist threats, coordinate with partnering nation's counterintelligence and law enforcement officers addressing common threats, eat sushi in Tokyo? I have done all of that except the sushi part, which is still on my bucket list.
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