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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (776) , Medical Assistant (296) , Registered Nurse, BSN (275) , 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 3266 reviews)); "The pay is good and the bonus at the end of the year is good too" ((in 1849 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 627 reviews)); "great work life balance and not too stressful" ((in 505 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 319 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 777 reviews)); "Unfortunately I ended up with a bad manager and had to move on to get away." ((in 342 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 207 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 182 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 144 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.

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,784 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

54% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,784 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).

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15K reviews

5.0

May 11, 2017

A Good and Caring Company

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've been working for Group Health Sales for a couple years and can't say that I've ever been happier with any other employer. It's a very caring organization from the top down. Even with the restructuring going due to the Kaiser Permanente acquisition, management old and new seem to have the employees best interests in mind. New opportunities and enhancements for members and employees seem to be on the horizon.

Cons

None substantial enough to write about.

5.0

Feb 19, 2019

Best Company

Registered nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High quality company with high standards of care and protection for workers. No other company provides employees with such great pay and amazing benefits. There are also many ways Kaiser can help facilitate career progression if that is your goal.

Cons

Depending on your job you will work without flexibility every other weekend unless you request a vacation day.

4.0

May 14, 2015

Better than the Blues....

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Working for a not-for-profit that behaves as a not-for-profit that is focused on the care and health of its members - While Health Care industry is not a trend setter in general, KP within HealthCare is fairly innovative and is known in HS as a leader in electronic medical records, web self service, and data mining for health care research - Good benefits (essentially free family health care and dental, above average vacation time, decent 401k (5% of salary fully funded), decent pension and retirement health care

Cons

- Provide market based salaries with yearly raises that at least keep pace with inflation - Very regulatory and compliance focused work environment (the nature of the industry) - Limited promotion opportunities - Health Care salaries are below market and KP is no exception...the benefits though are above market. - IT personnel seem to work a lot of hours for below market pay - Exec Directors, VPs, etc have very high pay for a not-for-profit - Too many "stakeholders" and "cooks" which slows delivery / results

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