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 (298) , 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?

"They have great benefits and it is easy to get complacent working for this company." ((in 3284 reviews)); "Great pay and resources for time spent" ((in 1881 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 604 reviews)); "Great work life balance and peaceful" ((in 494 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 349 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 770 reviews)); "Impossible for them to adequately represent you when they have the same supervisor you do and managers have access to 100% of your calls." ((in 352 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 213 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 185 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 142 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

(14,810 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,810 reviews)

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,810 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

May 23, 2015

KPNW formally awesome company. Hopefully it will be again

Nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits , very good pay, generous benefit /bonus programs, endless amounts of quality training, great masses of supplies to do your job. Staff are encouraged and paid to maintain a healthy lifestyles, even paid bonuses for demonstrating this. (KP.Walk ect)

Cons

Fairly new Exec has created chaos with top down management style, trying to turn our great NW region into a California KP (Fast food medicin). Management does not respect the Union's and openly circumvent contractual agreements. Seasoned employees that are incompetent whose work loads are carried by newer nurses and staff. Admin's (Very young) with MBA's make foolish decisions without consideration of the human effect. Lastly there is a new edict to make all staff in the NW move to 5-8 hour shifts.

1.0

May 20, 2015

Division of Research Has a Serious Sexual Harassment/Bullying Problem

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really great employees (top-tier level staff included) that make working here tolerable

Cons

Low pay, incompetent upper management, no opportunities for advancement, director is socially inadequate and has no leadership skills, sexual harassment and bullying is tolerated

2.0

May 12, 2015

Marketing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people on my team were very nice to work with The benefits are decent The office location is nice The work was very interesting

Cons

The management is very untrusting and micromanage everything There were constant layoffs The management created a very stressful culture

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Jobs at Kaiser Permanente

Housekeeping Attendant - Variable Shifts and Schedules

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