Does California ISO pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, California ISO employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at California ISO. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at California ISO?

93% of California ISO employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated California ISO 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at California ISO?

Intern (9) , Analyst (6) , Intern - Hourly (5) , Operations Engineer (5) , Business Analyst (4) , Power Systems Engineer (4) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Computer Science Intern (2) , Dispatcher (2) , Engineer (2) , Internship (2) , Manager (2) , Operations (2) , Power Engineer (2) , Real Time Market Operator (2)

What are the pros of working at California ISO according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly People." ((in 17 reviews)); "great place to work and good benefits" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great culture as far as remote work policy." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good pay for power engineers" ((in 5 reviews)); "good work life balance in some teams" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at California ISO according to real employee reviews?

"Besides the management cannot care less about your technical knowledge." ((in 7 reviews)); "Senior Management of ISO has recently stabilized but they are not empowered." ((in 3 reviews)); "Some managers at CAISO are highly unethical." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about California ISO layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about California ISO layoffs and their outlook for job security at California ISO in 2026.

What are the top reviewed California ISO locations?

Folsom , Sacramento , Illinois City , Tempe , Davis , Lincoln , Fort Collins

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California ISO reviews

4.3

93% would recommend to a friend

(139 total reviews)

Elliot Mainzer

99% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

3.8

Work/Life balance

California ISO has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The California ISO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

139 reviews

4.0

May 17, 2014

Good company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits, competitive pay, CEO/management makes a good effort to communicate company direction, new building and good office supplies, dynamic environment where employees can be exposed to the power industry. Good location (close to Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa Valley, Tahoe, among others).

Cons

Most times you are working to be extremely efficient with work. There is always more work that you can possible do and therefore employees have to constantly juggle different tasks and reevaluate priorities on the go. There are opportunities for growth but you have to keep on your toes and and ask for it, specially in the IT department. Also there are many silos throughout the company.

4.0

Feb 16, 2014

Fast-paced company

Customer services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with a very diversified group of people, who are highly intelligent.

Cons

It is very difficult to get promotions. No succession planning for most employees, only select positions.

2.0

Jan 31, 2014

Sounded nice, not so much though...

Meter engineering representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CAISO looks great on a resume, and depending on ones role it is a great place to gain exposure to other industry organizations. Nice benefits, decent salary, folsom is a nice place to work.

Cons

"People join organizations, but they leave their management"--one of my MBA classes. As previously stated, management is largely clueless to the technical aspects of the work they supervise and many decisions become largely "political" for lack of a better term. Kiss up and (maybe) get promoted, speak up and get fired. While good corporate policies exist, they are seldom followed which has lead to a poor image within the industry.

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Jobs at California ISO

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