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 (777) , Medical Assistant (297) , 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 3276 reviews)); "very divers and great pay" ((in 1904 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 613 reviews)); "Great work life balance and peaceful" ((in 495 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 334 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 774 reviews)); "Unfortunately I ended up with a bad manager and had to move on to get away." ((in 358 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 205 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 190 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.

Kaiser Permanente reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,800 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,800 reviews)

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,800 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

May 26, 2017

Financial Operations (GH legacy)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits were good. Medical/vision were top tier. 6.5% defined contribution and 50% match up to 4% of gross. 23 days (I believe) of paid leave inclusive to start.

Cons

Some in financial operations management (speaking to GH legacy employees) have clearly overstayed their usefulness. This manifests as a stale but chaotic atmosphere, lack of innovation and just general incompetence. Anyone with a first-hand view of the Willow launch debacle could attest to this. FinOps is undermanned which amplifies problems as they arise because no one has the bandwidth to contribute real solutions.

1.0

May 11, 2017

KP's Thrive slogan isn't meant for its employees

Patient care

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most Medical benefits , accumulated vacation

Cons

Phone system has been malfunctioning for yrs. Pcs have unresolved issues for yrs, management severly micromanages employees, you will be investigated and possibly written up for using bank sick hrs , doctor's notes are over-ridden by management where again they will investigate why you were sick with the notion of writing you up.

1.0

May 9, 2017

Assistant Nurse Manager

Assistant nurse manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Salary. Competitive benefits package.

Cons

Kaiser was a great place to work once...it has changed. I personally experienced bullying in the work place. Looking back I believe that I made the best decision in just leaving a toxic environment. The manager involved was duplicitous. Manager was made aware of situation. Two days later I was informed that I was, "not a good fit for the team; it would be better for me if I left."

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Jobs at Kaiser Permanente

Level III Staff RN - Irvine / San Canyon - Ambulatory Infusion - FT (40) - 11:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Groundskeeper; Full-time, MMMC