Does NanoString pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NanoString employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NanoString. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NanoString?

59% of NanoString employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NanoString 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NanoString?

Research Associate (8) , Scientist (8) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (7) , Manufacturing Research Associate I (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Material Handler (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Manager (3) , Manufacturing Technician (3) , Research Associate II (3) , Research Associate III (3) , Service Support Engineer (3) , Account Manager (2) , Application Scientist (2) , Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at NanoString according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are great people to be around." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexibility." ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great team and boss." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"R&D senior leadership had unreasonable expectations on the duration of key projects given the workforce we had." ((in 9 reviews)); "Low pay, high turnover, low job security, heavy work load, terrible upper management, wasteful where it doesn’t matter and stingy where it does." ((in 3 reviews)); "Also, HR shows favoritism to management despite repeated concerns from those beneath them." ((in 3 reviews)); "The lack of communication and collaboration between departments only adds to the challenges." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about NanoString layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about NanoString layoffs and their outlook for job security at NanoString in 2026.

What are the top reviewed NanoString locations?

Seattle , Bothell , San Diego , San Francisco , Cambridge , Washington , Charlotte , Philadelphia

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NanoString reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(199 total reviews)

Brad Gray

54% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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NanoString has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 199 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NanoString employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

199 reviews

1.0

Mar 20, 2026

Bankrupt

Manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to have good leadership

Cons

Laid off the good leadership and kept the ones who can’t do the job. Manager told us that we’d be considered team players if we took him out to lunch.

4.0

Mar 10, 2026

It was sold

Field service engineer (fse)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This company was aquired after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy

Cons

Compay does not exist anymroe

5.0

Oct 24, 2025

Life is Good!

Sr director product management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule. Work Life Balance.

Cons

None what so ever. All Good.

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