Is Kaiser Permanente a good company to work for?

Kaiser Permanente has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 16,825 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Kaiser Permanente to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kaiser Permanente have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Graduate Intern and Pharmacy Intern .

Does Kaiser Permanente pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kaiser Permanente employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kaiser Permanente. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kaiser Permanente?

69% of Kaiser Permanente employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kaiser Permanente 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kaiser Permanente?

Registered Nurse (777) , Medical Assistant (298) , Registered Nurse, BSN (276) , Customer Service Representative (252) , Project Manager (251) , Director (161) , LVN (148) , Staff RN (142) , Pharmacy Technician (136) , Physician (131) , Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) (130) , Intern (122) , Manager (114) , Administrative Assistant (111) , Consultant (111)

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

"Great benefits and they work with my schedule while I am in school applying for my RN." ((in 3271 reviews)); "Great pay and resources for time spent" ((in 1913 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 622 reviews)); "great work life balance and not too stressful" ((in 499 reviews)); "Good salary and job stability" ((in 334 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 774 reviews)); "Impossible for them to adequately represent you when they have the same supervisor you do and managers have access to 100% of your calls." ((in 352 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 208 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 190 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 148 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kaiser Permanente layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Kaiser Permanente locations?

Oakland , Los Angeles , San Diego , San Francisco , Portland , Pasadena , Pleasanton , Sacramento , Atlanta , Denver , San Jose , Santa Clara , Fontana , Riverside , Walnut Creek , Seattle , Downey , Burbank , Rockville , Roseville , Honolulu , Vallejo , Duluth , Anaheim , Corona , Washington , Santa Rosa , Irvine , Aurora , Woodland Hills

Kaiser Permanente reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,809 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,809 reviews)

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,809 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaiser Permanente employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

3.0

Oct 11, 2008

Health Connect team can be a tough place to work, poor management

Learning consultant- health connect

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Prestige of having a large, well known company on your resume, great benefits.

Cons

It varies by department, in my dept, Health Connect, Management is incompetent. They want you to take the initiative to create new processes and improve the work place but when you try, you run into too much red tape. Most of the time it's because they don't know how to manage. You create a project proposal but never get any feedback on it therefore you don't know how to proceed. They ask you to do things without thinking it through first. People are compensated unfairly, the same job title can have a variation of up to 20K. No one is ever fired even though management has acknowledged these people do not pull their weight

3.0

Oct 7, 2008

It's hard to leave the benefits and job security that are a key component of this organization.

Department manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

I am very proud to be associated with Kaiser Permanente for it's model of preventive and integrated health care. There is a strong focus on improving the quality of care provided, and there is a lot of research that has drawn national, and sometimes, international attention. Community service is emphasized and encouraged, and it is expected that employees will give back to the community in terms of time or efforts. There are policies in place to allow employees to take time off to go participate in humanitarian or military service without any negative impact to their career. In addition, the benefits are very good, with a significant amount of vacation time, pension, and insurance benefits. Finally, due to the size of the organization, there are often job opportunities throughout the region, allowing flexibility if needed.

Cons

Some of the concerns that I see are a top-down management style in which the senior-level leadership seems disconnected from what is occurring at a facility level. There are alway multiple initiatives being rolled out, and it can come across as reactive rather than well-planned. As a result, it is often difficult to see sustained culture change. There are also a myriad of meetings, which often prevent the managers from being able to support front-line staff and do the daily work expected. Work-life balance is not encouraged, and there is frequent turnover at a management level. In addition, the union contracts are structured to provide the maximum benefit and little ability to reward excellent performance. As a manager, my experience has been that there is very little support for dealing with performance-related issues.

4.0

Oct 6, 2008

It's hit or miss working at Kaiser Permanente. Ask lots of questions about the department you'll be working for.

Senior analyst

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good amount of vacation time given. Good company vision, senior leadership is very capable and inspire hard work in others.

Cons

Lots of people that should have been fired years ago but the company is too soft on this.

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Jobs at Kaiser Permanente

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