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

(31 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

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

31 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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5.0

Nov 27, 2019

Good job

Dispatcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good expérience. Low salaries

Cons

Low salaries. Need to increase the pay

California ISO Response

Thank you for your feedback.

3.0

Nov 1, 2019

Ok

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and compensation are good.

Cons

Long hours for some areas.

California ISO Response

Thanks for providing us with feedback.

4.0

May 17, 2019

Great company, just overworked

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Entry level pay is competitive, great culture, flexible working schedules. One of the best places to learn the industry with a wide amount of exposure and many challenging projects to work on. Employees are very qualified and talented.

Cons

Limited merit/experience increases. While entry level salary is pretty good, other companies have larger increases and pay more competitively at the mid-senior level and up. And many employees at the ISO are overworked relative to other companies and the work keeps increasing as the ISO is expanding but pay is not adjusted accordingly. There is a reason why other companies have a lot of ex-ISO employees: it's the best place to get good experience in the industry but you aren't paid enough to be retained and other companies will pay more for you.

California ISO Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and the kind words on our culture! We pride ourselves on tackling the challenging projects that are facing the industry.

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Jobs at California ISO

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