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 58 reviews)); "Some people are nice and skilled at their duties." ((in 13 reviews)); "Pay is decent for the role" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Collaborative coworkers." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"The pay gaps are huge, and they don’t hire from within but rather allows management to bring their friends over." ((in 12 reviews)); "Time, Salaries, Culture, Bad, Communication" ((in 6 reviews)); "The CEO has no involvement in running this company." ((in 5 reviews)); "Assistant was incompetent and needed more training herself." ((in 4 reviews)); "Most employees are hourly, not salaried, and pay is decent but certainly not competitive" ((in 3 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

4.0

May 23, 2021

Comparable to Private companies

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, compensation, benefits, and work life balance

Cons

There were a lot of office politics and nepotism!

4.0

Apr 20, 2021

Healthcare

Case management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Retirement benefits for all.

Cons

Management is not the brightest.

5.0

Mar 27, 2021

Professional management and exceptional coworkers

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional management and exceptional coworkers

Cons

Nothing that I can think of

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Jobs at CalOptima

Intern (Enterprise Architecture) - Fall 2026

Part-Time -Customer Service Representative Sr (OneCare) (Bilingual Required)

Intern (Strategic Development) - Fall 2026

Chief Executive Officer

Orange, CA

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Deputy Clerk of the Board (Program Manager)