Is Centene a good company to work for?

Centene has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 6,601 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Centene to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Centene have been left by employees working as Compliance Analyst , Intern and Program Specialist II .

Does Centene pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Centene employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Centene. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Centene?

67% of Centene employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Centene 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Centene?

Customer Service Representative (194) , Business Analyst (164) , Manager (124) , Program Coordinator (106) , Director (77) , Project Manager (77) , Claims Analyst (73) , RN Case Manager (73) , Care Manager (62) , Supervisor (58) , Business Analyst II (56) , Care Coordinator (54) , Referral Specialist (52) , Service Coordinator (52) , Analyst (51)

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

"Great benefits CEO has a vision that is working to help keep the company growing and to make it through the changes with AFA" ((in 714 reviews)); "Good pay and is flexible" ((in 518 reviews)); "can work from home and flexible" ((in 278 reviews)); "Some great people at this company that is bogged down by silos and exec level egos." ((in 207 reviews)); "Good work life balance although I heard some people didn't have the same balance as I did" ((in 206 reviews))

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

"No on going training" ((in 137 reviews)); "the managers have no care to the employees or contractors and bringing this up to directors falls on deaf ears." ((in 115 reviews)); "Consistently changing and frequent layoffs in the last year" ((in 92 reviews)); "No bonuses and they aren't valuing the work as much as they used to" ((in 78 reviews)); "Disappointed and frustrated that Middle and Upper management seemed entirely out of touch with the day" ((in 78 reviews))

What are employees saying about Centene layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Centene locations?

Saint Louis , Tampa , Clayton , Chicago , Detroit , Austin , Atlanta , New York , Little Rock , Orlando , Tempe , Sacramento , San Antonio , Rancho Cordova , Charlotte , Woodland Hills , Dallas , Los Angeles , Indianapolis , Phoenix , Houston , Columbus , Tucson , Chesterfield , Miami , Tacoma , Baton Rouge , Sunrise , Jacksonville , Tyler

Centene reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(6,083 total reviews)

Sarah London

71% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Centene has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,083 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Centene employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

May 8, 2025

Smooth transition

Senior care manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well organized training with clear schedule/expectations, computer systems that are intuitive for folks familiar with technology, computer systems that talk to each other (e.g. online training system automatically sends a calendar link to your Microsoft Outlook calendar once you register for a live training)

Cons

Some redundancy in corporate training & local training at least within the first week but I would say this is to be expected with a large organization like this AND most employees probably benefit from the frequent review of new information

5.0

May 7, 2025

Great job

Care navigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, DEI friendly, work from home, good benefits

Cons

Not much room for growth in current position

1.0

May 6, 2025

Going Downhill Fast

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pay is ok, and even in bad financial year we got bonuses - Team members really want to help each other success - There are sometimes lots of open positions if you want to move, but leadership positions especially tend to go to external hires

Cons

- IT has become rudderless with priorities changing constantly because of senior leadership's inability to make decisions - Org changes at least every 6 months with layoffs each time - Multiple projects at once due to staying on old systems way too long with impossible deadlines - Promotions are nonexistent unless you threaten to quit. - Contractor conversions are very rare. If you join as a Contract to Hire be prepared to be a contractor for at least 2 years. - Government cuts may impact medicare and medicaid contracts

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