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 (778) , Medical Assistant (299) , 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 3262 reviews)); "very divers and great pay" ((in 1920 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 637 reviews)); "great work life balance and not too stressful" ((in 498 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 315 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 781 reviews)); "Unfortunately I ended up with a bad manager and had to move on to get away." ((in 359 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 206 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 177 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.

Kaiser Permanente reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,816 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

54% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,816 reviews)

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,816 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 Gesundheitswesen industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

2.0

Jun 22, 2008

Wonderful benefits, and that is about it.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding benefits and compensation. Starting salaries are excellent, and depending upon the department can rise quite quickly. Medical benefits are free, which is a great plus. Time off can also reach unreal levels if you stay with the company long enough. Also, Kaiser has many different locations so relocating is possible.

Cons

Maybe because of its size, the company has a tough time making necessary changes. Sometimes I wonder if they even want to. The best word to describe most co workers would be "brat." At least with my department, the workers act completely spoiled and do not respect others, management, or themselves.

3.0

Jun 18, 2008

Poor work environment (weekends and during holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years). Sweatshop.

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Nice people to work along side with. Organized. Everyone gets an office!

Cons

KP IT is a sweatshop, as it hires 1 person for 2 jobs. If you want to work long hours, weekends, holidays, then this is the place for you. Senior mgt doesn't care about how it treats its employees. They schedule a major go - live during Christmas which means an entire project team (hundreds of workers) were working Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years. And afterwards, not even a thank you of appreciation. Most employees work during lunch because they are stressed, swamped and teams are understaffed. There are constant re-org's which can cause moral to be low.

4.0

Jun 18, 2008

Good Culture. Allows Work/Life Balance.

It consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was engaged in a technical consulting capacity for Kaiser Permanente. The staff is competent and professional. I've been in some pretty political environments over my career, and I would rate Kaiser's IT Department on the lower end of non-productive political machinations. There is a solid effort to align IT with the business requirements, and the staff seems on board with this. Projects are undertaken only with approved business cases, and are by and large properly established with respect to scope, time, and resource constraints. Work/Life Balance can be achieved.

Cons

As an external technical consultant, as a policy, I do not provide negative feedback on prior clients.

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