Does CalOptima pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CalOptima employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CalOptima. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CalOptima?

47% of CalOptima employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CalOptima 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CalOptima?

Customer Service Representative (6) , Management (5) , Manager (5) , Medical Case Manager (4) , PDR Specialist (4) , Program Assistant (4) , Analyst (3) , Anonymous (3) , Director (3) , Grievance and Appeals Specialist (3) , Pharmacy Technician (3) , Case Management (2) , Claims Representative (2) , Executive Assistant (2) , Financial Analyst (2)

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

"CalOptima has really great Benefits!" ((in 54 reviews)); "Some people are nice and skilled at their duties." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "Pay is decent for the role" ((in 10 reviews)); "Collaborative coworkers." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Incompetent management." ((in 13 reviews)); "Time, Salaries, Culture, Bad, Communication" ((in 6 reviews)); "The CEO has no involvement in running this company." ((in 5 reviews)); "nice managers, but for the past three years, my director and manager are great." ((in 4 reviews)); "Assistant was incompetent and needed more training herself." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed CalOptima locations?

Orange , Garden Grove , Brea , Fullerton , Irvine , Orange , Jordan

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CalOptima reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)

Richard Sanchez

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

CalOptima has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CalOptima employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

175 reviews

1.0

Jul 13, 2026

Flexible

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, Salaries, Better Culture, Excellent

Cons

Time, Salaries, Culture, Bad, Communication

4.0

May 19, 2026

Executive Assistant

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, annual raise, growth opportunities into other departments available.

Cons

Lots of gossip, many times you support multiple executives and their teams.

2.0

Apr 6, 2026

Questionable hiring hinders productivity and trust

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Potential Work life balance and some benefots

Cons

Leadership and slow professional growth opportunities

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