Does Kaiser Permanente pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kaiser Permanente employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kaiser Permanente. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kaiser Permanente?

69% of Kaiser Permanente employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kaiser Permanente 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kaiser Permanente?

Registered Nurse (778) , Medical Assistant (299) , Registered Nurse, BSN (276) , Customer Service Representative (252) , Project Manager (251) , Director (161) , LVN (148) , Staff RN (142) , Pharmacy Technician (136) , Physician (131) , Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) (130) , Intern (122) , Manager (114) , Administrative Assistant (111) , Consultant (111)

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

"Great benefits and they work with my schedule while I am in school applying for my RN." ((in 3262 reviews)); "very divers and great pay" ((in 1920 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 637 reviews)); "great work life balance and not too stressful" ((in 498 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 315 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 781 reviews)); "Unfortunately I ended up with a bad manager and had to move on to get away." ((in 359 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 206 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 177 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 146 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kaiser Permanente layoffs in 2026?

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

Kaiser Permanente reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,816 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

54% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,816 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaiser Permanente employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Salud industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

3.0

Oct 20, 2025

Horrible place to work at

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits and union is awesome

Cons

Horrible schedule. It’s union based. I know worked every closing shift and weekend for 3 years because someone has to get hired to replace my schedule. It’s based off seniority. No rotation.

4.0

Oct 20, 2025

Good benefits

Senior compliance consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension, affordable family benefit coverage, and PTO accrural

Cons

KP managers are basically "lifers" that get promoted based on tenure rather than expertise.

4.0

Oct 19, 2025

Best WLB

Data consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best wlb, like the people here, and Kaiser put more and more efforts on building the data dirven marketing

Cons

Too much realy on SAS not other programing tool which has gap between other tech company

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Jobs at Kaiser Permanente

Appointment Center Service Representative