Does Nextlink pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nextlink employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nextlink. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nextlink?

47% of Nextlink employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nextlink 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nextlink?

Technical Support (10) , NOC Technician (6) , Tech Support (6) , Tower Technician (6) , Technical Support Agent (5) , Internet Installation Technician (4) , Supervisor (4) , Sales (3) , Tower Climber (3) , Construction (2) , Field Installation Technician (2) , Field Supervisor (2) , Field Technician (2) , Field Technician - Installer (2) , IT Technician (2)

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

"Decent pay and you get a company truck" ((in 14 reviews)); "Most of the people are good people." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great culture environment to work in" ((in 6 reviews)); "There are good coworkers and relationships/friendships are easy to form." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"There is no actual management of the team and the team knows how to take advantage of that fact." ((in 11 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is awful." ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about the "family" they say they love." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of communication between departments" ((in 5 reviews)); "Overworked, failure to plan, preaches core values but doesnt live up to them." ((in 3 reviews))

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Nextlink Reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(148 total reviews)

Bill Baker

59% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture and values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Nextlink has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 148 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nextlink employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

148 reviews

5.0

18 May 2026

Good pay and benefits, but outages are cumbersome

Deployment supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pay Work truck Benefits

Cons

Time on outages can be cumbersome at peak season

5.0

28 July 2025

Great Place to Start!

Technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If its your first time getting into computer science and troubleshooting, you came to the right place! Very supportive team and an excellent environment to grow and learn

Cons

Learning DHCP and ARP can be a steep curve. Prepare yourself for some hard times but do stick through it. Learn as much as you can

5.0

4 Jan 2025

Good job overall

Installation technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, good people, take home company van, phone and now ipads

Cons

Climbing roofs even the steeper roofs. Work slows down in the winter less then 40 hours but summer could see 45+

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Jobs at Nextlink

Tower Climber Technician

Tower Climber Technician

Tower Climber Technician

USD 41K - USD 60K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Administrative Assistant- Legal & Grants