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 (776) , Medical Assistant (296) , 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?

"They have great benefits and it is easy to get complacent working for this company." ((in 3240 reviews)); "The pay is good and the bonus at the end of the year is good too" ((in 1908 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 609 reviews)); "Great work life balance and peaceful" ((in 494 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 338 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 765 reviews)); "Impossible for them to adequately represent you when they have the same supervisor you do and managers have access to 100% of your calls." ((in 358 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 211 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 179 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 147 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

(14,799 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

61% 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

3.0

Senior management

Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,799 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

3.0

Mar 10, 2026

Engineering experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Free health care for you and your family. WLB. Job security, unless you're a contractor. Overall culture is extremely supportive and inclusive.

Cons

Extremely low pay. A pro was the free health care but just about any decent paying tech company would already pay you enough for you to pay for a decent health care plan. Software is second class. Mediocrity. Culture of temp fixes everywhere because contractors know they will be rotated out every few years. All good engineers I've worked with left pretty quickly.

4.0

Mar 9, 2026

High Pay, But Per Diems Feel Undervalued

Registered respiratory therapist (rrt)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- High hourly pay compared to many respiratory therapy positions - Time-and-a-half pay after 8 hours - Flexible per diem schedule in theory - Opportunity to gain experience in a busy clinical environment

Cons

- Per diem staff often treated like the lowest priority in scheduling - Communication around shifts can feel inconsistent - Limited sense of inclusion with full-time staff - Feeling more like a number than a valued team member

1.0

Mar 8, 2026

Retaliatory against entire imaging group

Radiographer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard to find any anymore.

Cons

Don't come here. I have worked At Kaiser a long time. I used to love it. I thought management had our back. I believed that Kaiser really was there to take care of the patients. Things have changes. Our wages got so low no one would apply for our jobs. Patients were waiting months to get CT scans. We had to go on strike to get wages that met others in the area. Management has taken away our education benefits. Just from imaging. This week they announced we would not get bonuses. Every other group is. Kaiser is continuing retaliatory actions against the imaging departments throughout the region. Its miserable here.

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