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      What is the salary like at NIH?

      NIH reviews

      Unfortunate Times

      Health communications specialist
      Current employee
      Rockville, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great office and colleagues, good benefits and pay.

      Cons

      Unfortunate circumstances with new administration, probationary staff terminated.

      A good start in the federal government

      Program analyst
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good health insurance options, Thrift savings plan contributions, and good pay.

      Cons

      Can be hard to move up the career ladder. Federal jobs are few and far between since many are sourced out to contractors. Retirement match could be better.

      Pre-Trump it was a great place to work

      Technical information specialist
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Spent a long time here for good reason. Great pay and benefits, super super smart people.

      Cons

      Trump is on the warparth and we've lost 50% of our department. Morale is low. I'd love to come back down the road. Not a lot of room for advancement. I had to leave and come back to move up.

      Highly Recommend

      Policy analyst
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Work culture, employee quality, colleagues are great, great on resume and salary

      Cons

      Tasks can be tedious and laborious

      Limited career development

      Facility manager
      Former employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Steady salary, good working hours, home life balance, medical.

      Cons

      No rewards for working hard vs people who do the bare minimum. Bureaucracy and red tape make work pace encumbered.

      1

      Postbac fellow

      Postbaccalaureate irta
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Supportive environment, free health insurance

      Cons

      No other benefits, low pay

      Overall meaningful training experience

      Postbaccalaureate irta
      Former intern
      Baltimore, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Lots of mentorship, opportunities to publish and present, great colleagues, surrounded by talented individuals

      Cons

      Relatively low pay with little benefits, supervisors who power trip

      Unstable, No Career Progression

      Nurse educator
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Decent salary, good benefits, great peers.

      Cons

      Job freezes, instability, no recognition, and favoritism.

      Great

      Anonymous intern
      Current intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great pay, smart people to learn from.

      Cons

      Traffic getting there is awful at rush hour.

      Sort of ok

      Post doctoral fellow
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Relaxed environment and world-class scientific facilities

      Cons

      The salary is low considering education levels