Is Kaiser Permanente a good company to work for?

Kaiser Permanente has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 16,839 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% 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?

68% 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, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kaiser Permanente?

Registered Nurse (778) , Medical Assistant (299) , Registered Nurse, BSN (276) , Customer Service Representative (252) , Project Manager (251) , Director (161) , LVN (148) , Staff RN (143) , 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 3288 reviews)); "Great pay and resources for time spent" ((in 1880 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 624 reviews)); "Great work life balance and peaceful" ((in 484 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 325 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 781 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 358 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 217 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 187 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 150 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 , Pasadena , Portland , 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(14,822 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,822 reviews)

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,822 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

4.0

Aug 3, 2012

All Good Things Come To Those Who Have The Patience....to WAIT.

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

More benefits than most silicon valley companies I would wager. If you pick your career path carefully it is possible to move up with a fair amount of freedom. Once you get out of ground floor positions you have quite a bit of autoonomy --- a greater than chance to succeed or fail.

Cons

Can be a very high stress work environment. It's very difficult to shine in a culture that is primarily not meritocratic. But if you are a high producer eventually (if you have the patience and can deal with the politics) you'll be rewarded. Highly Political Environment. Easy to get branded.

1.0

Jul 30, 2012

get experiences and get out

Registered nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros – good benefits for full-time staff only good and fair ETO earned time off for full-time staff only great place to work if you have kids ( you can take off when needed for school functions) the workers are plesant and easy to work with if you need to leave early typically not a problem

Cons

Cons – thoughfull plesant leadership is lacking. creative talent can not be utilized to their full potential. templeted designs, so very little room for creative exploration. do not project a thought on how it can be improved or done better; keep opinions to yourself this will ensure process and keeping management at a distance - play the game. year end goals put everyone in a bad mood. very limited holiday time off, expect to work the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years unless it falls on a weekend. leadership and seniority staff take off every holiday period so you will be working with a few other temps or lower seniority full time staff. must befriend a manager if you want to get ahead. allot of favoritism exist, it will take you forever to make friends in this place no matter how hard you try everyone is out for themselves no matter what you do for people. decision is not a word that is used or understood, you will spend allot of time re-doing things over and over for no apparent reason or understanding, if you ask then your questioning authority or have an attitude, someone with an open mind or thinks rationally this is the worst possible scenario to work in. it is a us ( management ) vs. them ( employee) mentality. managemnt does not respect employees and make comments about the ones they don't like with other employees in meetings. everyone speaks in Kaiser"isms" and the acronyms will take you months to learn, its another language spoken fluentley everyday.

3.0

Jul 26, 2012

Good Benefits / Bad Leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Health Insurance Good Time Off Structure ( except for major holidays ) Good for people who are underachievers, people with kids, time clock punchers

Cons

passive aggressive management style ( not a fan of ) mid-level leadership needs to improve their behavior Management target people they did not like aggressively favortisim exist with old timers who don't really contribute work the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas if it falls during the week Goals, and 360 reviews are torture

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