Is Centene a good company to work for?

Centene has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 6,596 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 (163) , 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 711 reviews)); "Good pay and is flexible" ((in 530 reviews)); "can work from home and flexible" ((in 280 reviews)); "Some great people at this company that is bogged down by silos and exec level egos." ((in 215 reviews)); "Good work life balance although I heard some people didn't have the same balance as I did" ((in 207 reviews))

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

"No on going training" ((in 137 reviews)); "Promotes managers based on ability to do work not ability to manage... so bad managers" ((in 118 reviews)); "Disappointed and frustrated that Middle and Upper management seemed entirely out of touch with the day" ((in 80 reviews)); "No bonuses and they aren't valuing the work as much as they used to" ((in 73 reviews)); "Heavily silo'd and poor communication from leadership (at times)." ((in 63 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

(6,078 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 6,078 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

1.0

Sep 19, 2016

Provider network specialist

Provider relations representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are pretty good.

Cons

Poor management in all departments. Not supportive of staff. Poor training.

3.0

Sep 18, 2016

Too many unnecessary changes

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule flexibility, limited micromanagement, clear work performance expectations, annual bonuses based upon the profitability of the business, upward mobility possible, small gym on site, premium reduction opportunities

Cons

Inconsistent policies, inexperienced management, too many unnecessary changes, neglecting important issues, limiting resources to do your job but expecting the same results, no intermittent employee progression evaluations, lack of direction for getting better at your job, poor life/ work balance, being flooded with unimportant information

5.0

Sep 16, 2016

Love company

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and flexibility great supervisor and manager

Cons

Long hours weekend work sometimes

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