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

5.0

Jul 26, 2015

Greatest job ever!!

Mid-level worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome leadership - from CEO to VPs. Change in culture that CEO is striving for is leading the co into not only top places to work in CA, but top places to work in the country!!

Cons

A few bad apples (entitlement issues - egos) still to be delt with. Goes hand in hand with one or two silos still standing.

3.0

Jul 2, 2015

Senior Operations Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

Has work/life balance similar to tech company

5.0

Feb 25, 2015

The best (and hopefully last) job I've had

Information technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership has a strong emphasis on communications and culture. It's always made clear how my personal goals relate to corporate goals. Company also has a strong emphasis on helping employees to build retirement plans. This company has spent more on my training than all of my other employers combined. Pay and bonuses are extremely competitive.

Cons

Entrenched silo culture is still present and slowly being eroded away. This sometimes leads to political battles over what seems like minor issues, but it's becoming less and less common as time goes on.

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Jobs at California ISO

Market Development Analyst (Hybrid)

Associate Operations Engineer (Hybrid)

Associate Power Systems Technology Engineer (Hybrid)

Sr Network Services Engineer (Remote within Commuting Distance)

Sr Business Implementation Analyst (Hybrid)