Does Northern Light Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Northern Light Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Northern Light Health. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Northern Light Health?

51% of Northern Light Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Northern Light Health 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Northern Light Health?

Registered Nurse (52) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (15) , Registered Nurse, BSN (13) , Staff RN (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Medical Assistant (5) , Physician Assistant (5) , PSR III (4) , Paramedic (4) , Patient Access Representative (4) , Physician Assistant, PA-C (4) , Psychiatric Technician (4) , Caregiver, CNA (3) , Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) (3) , Clinical Engineer (3)

What are the pros of working at Northern Light Health according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good for geographic area" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good benefits plus good hours" ((in 25 reviews)); "Lots of great coworkers" ((in 23 reviews)); "People I worked with were great!" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great staff and gratifying work" ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Northern Light Health according to real employee reviews?

"Upper management is absolutely awful" ((in 9 reviews)); "I experienced nothing other than poor management and leadership at every position I held within Northern Light." ((in 8 reviews)); "Absalutly no training for the job." ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers are always looking up to make any decision, zero" ((in 6 reviews)); "I routinely observed inappropriate communication by physicians towards other hospital staff, verbal abuse was expected by brow beaten technologist staff." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Northern Light Health layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Northern Light Health locations?

Bangor , Brewer , Portland , Presque Isle , Waterville , Ellsworth , Pittsfield , South Portland , Dover-Foxcroft , Newport , Chicago , Blue Hill , Brownville , Greenville , Mars Hill , Winterport , Augusta , Dexter , Orrington , Lewiston , North Yarmouth , Oklahoma City , Inver Grove Heights , Sacramento , Hartford , Greensburg , East BluEast Hill , Dedham , Hermon , Maine

Northern Light Health reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(427 total reviews)

R. Guy Hudson

100% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (427 reviews)

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Northern Light Health has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 427 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northern Light Health 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

427 reviews

3.0

Aug 5, 2019

If you're from Maine and graduated from their University...

Lab technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work experience in a fast-paced high-complexity environ. Many good techs.

Cons

Unless you're one of their grads and from that area, you're likely to get hired only to be "used up" and thrown away. Favoritism and position go only to those who are not "from away." This has created an "inbred" climate. Some policies are in place because of politics vs. science. As usual for corporate bodies esp. those carrying lots of debt, money takes priority over patient care.

3.0

Jul 15, 2019

OK place to work

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are lucky enough to get into a small department you can sometimes get your own office, and time off does not need to be put in way ahead of time. Flexible hours

Cons

Some departments require prime time off to be submitted a year at a time & it is sometimes difficult to get a day off. No true paid holidays- if you want the day paid you have to use your normal vacation time. No true sick time, comes from your normal Vacation time. Pay grades for those that are lower on the ladder need an overhaul, there is such a shortage of CNA’s & MA’s because the poor is quite poor. Health insurance benefits are ok but certainly not great & there are lots of problems with claims & such. Changes occur that directly affect employees & said employees are not informed or asked about these changes until they have already been done.

1.0

Jul 3, 2019

No training

Hospitality associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good. Good benefits

Cons

Absalutly no training for the job. They throw you in there. They are soo short staffed. They wanted me to do things all by myself after the 2nd day!!! Crazy

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