Is Kaiser Permanente a good company to work for?

Kaiser Permanente has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 16,847 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 3.6 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 (253) , 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?

"They have great benefits and it is easy to get complacent working for this company." ((in 3254 reviews)); "very divers and great pay" ((in 1939 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 617 reviews)); "great work life balance and not too stressful" ((in 494 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 344 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 790 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 367 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 212 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 183 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 149 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

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(14,828 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

54% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,828 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).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

1.0

Feb 28, 2014

Awful internal processes

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, vacation accruals, convenient location

Cons

Management runs this company like family business. You will be blamed for exposing your management’s incompetence. You will be overwhelmed with duties that don’t belong to your title. Forget about internal career advancement. Recruiters will disqualify you even if you are best fit for the position, only because tendency to hire from outside. Internal promotion sucks big time. Basically, you will be used to the greatest extent with zero increase in your base salary. When new employee hired they immediately send out notification bragging which university that new hire has degree from, if you holding from so-so university, you have zero chances to promote.

3.0

Feb 19, 2014

Unjust Termination

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company and awesome benefits

Cons

Poor management. Was terminated just because a manager didn't like me. Went from union to non-union after promotion. Then everything changed. I worked hard and was an asset to the company, however poor management caused this unjust. This was a waste of time, money and training. All this knowledge was thrown out due to pure envy and hatred.

2.0

Jan 19, 2014

Job satisfaction low

Physician, hospitalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positives: salary, health insurance, sick leave, CME and license reimbursements

Cons

* Hierarchical political structure is a hindrance for hospitalists' autonomy in patient care and work schedule. * Poor specialist support * Heavy workload

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