Is Cardinal Health a good company to work for?

Cardinal Health has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 5,424 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Cardinal Health to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cardinal Health have been left by employees working as Intern , Director of Operations and R&D Engineer .

Does Cardinal Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cardinal Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cardinal Health. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cardinal Health?

63% of Cardinal Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cardinal Health 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cardinal Health?

Warehouse Associate (213) , Customer Service Representative (95) , Manager (90) , Senior Analyst (71) , Consultant (66) , Director (63) , Sales Representative (53) , Operations Supervisor (50) , Warehouse Associate II (43) , Project Manager (40) , Software Engineer (39) , Analyst (37) , Supervisor (33) , Associate (31) , Account Manager (29)

What are the pros of working at Cardinal Health according to real employee reviews?

"benefits are good and professionalism of employees in the field are great to work with" ((in 563 reviews)); "People are great and friendly." ((in 301 reviews)); "The best thing about this job is the pay is good and they allow you to get OT." ((in 252 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 226 reviews)); "Inclusive and supports great culture" ((in 204 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cardinal Health according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and very liberal" ((in 217 reviews)); "there is no competent senior leadership and many of the staff have left because of this." ((in 105 reviews)); "Long hours and evening work is common." ((in 92 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager at Cardinal, it can severely hinder your experience and career path." ((in 87 reviews)); "Low salary not very friendly" ((in 75 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cardinal Health layoffs in 2026?

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

What Cardinal Health locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Washington , Guaynabo , Omaha , Cincinnati , Sacramento , Chicago , Tampa , Little Rock , San Francisco , Orlando

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Cardinal Health reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,960 total reviews)

Jason Hollar

79% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Cardinal Health has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,960 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cardinal Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

5.0

Apr 30, 2023

Cardinal Health has treated me very well

Fp&a manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging experience, but great place to learn how to navigate & succeed in an FP&A role for a big company

Cons

Total comp is about 5-10% less (estimate) than competitors in space. Bonus payout not 100% multiple years. Merit not that great considering the economic challenges (been a thing since I started). Not all positions created the same. Med side (you can google this side of Cardinal Health for context) or COE (consolidation) roles can be very challenging. Getting to director level + positions can be very difficult (even with lots of experience internal to Cardinal). Can get VERY siloed.

1.0

Jun 12, 2021

Avoid the Medical Segment Procurement Org at all cost!

Global procurement manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good to get your feet wet in sourcing, but after you get some experience take it elsewhere. Cardinal Health on your resume always looks good.

Cons

Grueling hours. The new SVP leadership has created a toxic culture with no transparency. Recently pretty much the whole org as laid off and everyone had reapply for their jobs – How insulting is that!? The pay is much less than other co’s (people have left for new jobs paying 10-30% more). It’s very manager heavy org so prepare to be micromanaged. Cardinal plans to return to work from office instead of home so factor that into your work/life balance consideration. The CEO is doesn’t fully acknowledge Cardinal’s role in the opioid epidemic (half hearted PR stunt to save the company billions in fines and lawsuits). The CEO loves to talk about the shareholders so that should tell you everything about leadership priorities.

2.0

May 14, 2021

Most mediocre of big 3

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Stigma attached to the name Dress code is very modern (casual)

Cons

-They like to underpay compared to industry standard and believe in their formula for 'promoting' (no one is promoted, you literally have to apply for a new job). The formula will keep you underpaid. They will hire someone from outside and pay them $20k more before giving you more than an 8 % increase. -They tout promoting women and have claim to embrace promoting women and equaling out pay-that's a lie. It doesn't flow down. -They hid all the pay bands so no one can see how underpaid they are. Luckily for cardinal most of these people live under a rock and don't realize the industry norm and blindly trust cardinal. -Continue to promote mediocre men and ignore women

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