Is UPMC a good company to work for?

UPMC has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 5,802 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 48% of employees would recommend working at UPMC to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UPMC have been left by employees working as Summer Associate , Intern and Resident Physician .

Does UPMC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UPMC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UPMC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UPMC?

48% of UPMC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UPMC 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UPMC?

Registered Nurse (375) , Registered Nurse, BSN (158) , Patient Care Technician (135) , Medical Assistant (80) , PCT Patient Care Tech (66) , Systems Analyst (58) , Patient Service Representative (48) , Administrative Assistant (40) , Service Coordinator (39) , Physical Therapist (36) , Manager (33) , Pharmacy Technician (33) , Professional Staff Nurse (33) , Nurse Practitioner (31) , Patient Access Representative (30)

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

"Good benefits are wonderful and cost little compared to other companies" ((in 466 reviews)); "Great coworkers and lots of work." ((in 228 reviews)); "people are great and nice" ((in 216 reviews)); "They are all caring and fully support our staff to have a good work/life balance." ((in 107 reviews)); "Some staff friendly and helpful in certain departments" ((in 100 reviews))

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

"Pay is low with only $1/hour differential for nights and $1/hour differential as charge." ((in 545 reviews)); "Poor management and constantly understaffed" ((in 298 reviews)); "Salary is low and not competitive to experience." ((in 141 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 78 reviews)); "2. Poor leadership" ((in 73 reviews))

What are employees saying about UPMC layoffs in 2026?

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

What UPMC locations have received the highest employee ratings?

East Pittsburgh , Cranberry Twp , Hanover , New Castle , Allison Park , Greensburg

UPMC reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(5,446 total reviews)

Leslie C. Davis

37% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

UPMC has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 5,446 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UPMC 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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5K reviews

5.0

Sep 26, 2008

UPMC - Highly recommended as a place to work

Physician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well-run company exhibiting civic and community responsibility as well as responsible business practices. Despite focus on a single field (healthcare), successful efforts at diversification of business model including "exporting" healthcare models to other countries and developing health-related technology. Fair salaries and excellent benefits package including low-cost family health benefits, employee-assistance programs, health and wellness initiatives, and 403b along with cash-balance plans. If one is a physician, "back-office" functions are effectively and efficiently run, leading to higher reimbursements. These functions are rated among the highest in the country among academic medical centers.

Cons

Quite Oakland-centric and Presbyterian/Shadyside-centric; if you are an employee working in the surrounding community, the opportunities for recognition and career advancement are somewhat more limited.

5.0

Aug 27, 2008

TO ALL THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE EMPLOYMENT WITH UPMC: I AM SYMPATHETIC FOR YOU! YOU ARE MISSING OUT :-)

Phlebotomist/ekg

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

UPMC is a fanastic company and one of the most reputable places of employment! It ranks on the honor roll of hospitals for many years running and I believe that will forever be it continued. I am a young, responsible individual who recently was given a chance for experience in my newly graduated phlebtomy program at UPMC Braddock. I am very fortunate to have my foot in the door with such a respectful company like UPMC! It will set me up for the rest of my life! It's amazing to feel such pride and faith in the company you're affiliated with, it isn't hard for others to be jealous! I'm going to school for ultrasound technician in cardiac echoes as well and I am rest assured that I will have no problem obtaining a position with any of UPMC's magnificent facilities. It's not everyone's luxury to say they actually enjoy their work and whom they work with, but I happen to be one of the incredibly blessed ones to say I adore everybody in my department at UPMC -Braddock!

Cons

Working in the health field, it is a major plus if you are able to turn ANY negative into a positive, so therefore; with this question the only thing I can answer is that the only downside of working at UPMC is knowing that there's several thousand health care workers of OTHER companies who are deprived the privileges and pride of knowing they work for one of the nation's top health care providers-UPMC!

1.0

Aug 24, 2008

What goes up must come down

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It looks good on a resume.

Cons

Lack of communication, sub standard pay and lack of real advancement opportunities. Raises normally do not keep pace with the cost of living and inflation increases. Senior management compensation is treated differently than every other employee, even though we are all employees. Everyone needs to play by the same compensation rules. someone's base salary.

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TO ALL THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE EMPLOYMENT WITH UPMC: I AM SYMPATHETIC FOR YOU! YOU ARE MISSING OUT :-)

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