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

(14,801 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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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

3.0

Jan 29, 2026

Good place if you're able to stick it out until retirement

Project manager i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good health and retirement plan pension

Cons

pay is on the lower side bonuses are very small

4.0

Jan 29, 2026

Good place of work with benefits

Registered nurse, bsn

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, work less for more money

Cons

Not many that I can think of.

1.0

Jan 28, 2026

Inflexible, Bureaucratic, much Empire Building

Senior director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many good team members Care Delivery team quality people Very Top Management appeared earnest

Cons

Much inefficient and needless empire building to satisfy egos, not KP goals at higher middle level (VP/AVP). Some really poor upper/mid-level leaders who gossip at lower levels and pit employees against each other. HR surprisingly for age of KP a revolving door and quite weak To many VPs and AVPs some of which serve little purpose, often get a lower “SME” to do their job. Highly resistant to change. Overworked care delivery teams, embarrassingly long wait times

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