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.

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,800 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% 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

3.0

Senior management

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).

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15K reviews

3.0

Feb 3, 2026

Alright

Business operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cheap healthcare, consistently quick urgent care visits

Cons

Management, unclear directions from c-suites,

3.0

Feb 1, 2026

Great pay and benefits- higher ups give no f!ks about you

Patient financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Benefits Union job security

Cons

Union job security so horrible employees are difficult to get rid of. Everything they publish about being the best place to work, working in a labor management partnership, employee well being none of it happens and nobody cares.

2.0

Jan 31, 2026

Good benefits, inefficient management, wasteful internal processes

Epic application coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pension is decent if you can still get it, Kaiser is removing it from some regions and positions. Similar PTO to other healthcare system, about 25 days per year, lots of self development training software available if you have the time.

Cons

By far the worst managers I've ever worked with in a healthcare setting. Inefficient processes, siloed roles that leave employees with limited marketable skills. In the IT area it's a mix of insecure micro managers and employees who started in high school and never worked anywhere else. It's impossible to fire anyone so they just stay and make the system worse.

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