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 (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?

"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

(14,801 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,801 reviews)

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,801 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

4.0

Sep 10, 2008

Overall good place to work.

Registered nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good environment, pretty good salary too.

Cons

Leadership is okay. Frequently had long hours that went into nights and weekends but overtime pay is good.

3.0

Sep 4, 2008

SSD, advancement, leadership and recognition are non-existant

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall Benefits: health, life/work balance, pension

Cons

The Board of Directors: With George Halverson being CEO and Chairman of the Board who has oversight of George Halverson? The 'rubber stamp' board selected, who reads of a whose who in Kaiser Permanente.....what ever happened to having an independent BOD? I believe that the first step to recovery for this organization is to clean house starting at the top. This is not to say that that the vision of George is not valid only that there is no checks in power in this massive organization.

3.0

Aug 27, 2008

Good place to work if you don't mind all the extra-stuff.

Senior specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits - decent work-life balance.

Cons

Too many chiefs. Lots of HMO baggage. Too much focus on budgets. Non-competitive salaries.

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Jobs at Kaiser Permanente

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