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?

"Great benefits and they work with my schedule while I am in school applying for my RN." ((in 3237 reviews)); "very divers and great pay" ((in 1928 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 616 reviews)); "great work life balance and not too stressful" ((in 506 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 346 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 771 reviews)); "Unfortunately I ended up with a bad manager and had to move on to get away." ((in 355 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 212 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 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.

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,796 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 14,796 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

Jul 19, 2011

I gain knowledge everyday about Finance by being surrounded with top professionals in the field.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees get benefits in addition to receiving a great salary -- they get medical insurance and life insurance benefits.

Cons

Some of the employees such as in my field, administration, can sometimes be very gossip-like and very competitive.

4.0

Jun 10, 2011

Bureaucratic workplace with fantastic work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic work / life balance, friendly atmosphere, promotes good health, amazing benefits, feel good about working for non-profit and community supportive company.

Cons

Average to sub-par salary compared to competitors, big bureaucracy with lots of red tape and hoops to jump through, company is often slow to keep up with market changes.

5.0

May 22, 2011

Best place to be employed with if you want to be guaranteed with benefits and a good pay salary

Coder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

representation from the union , yearly raises , guaranteed heath, dental, 401k, etc, generous vacation time off given , facility performance based incentives for bonus pay.

Cons

you will find more incompetent employees that abuse the system because as long as they have union representation its hard for Managemt to fire/discipline them

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