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 14 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Collaborative coworkers." ((in 6 reviews)); "Decent Benefits and pension." ((in 4 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 14 reviews)); "Pay is low" ((in 9 reviews)); "The CEO has no involvement in running this company." ((in 5 reviews)); "Time, Salaries, Culture, Bad, Communication" ((in 5 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

4.0

Oct 21, 2016

Mission Critical; Procedure Heavy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company truly has it's mission at heart Plenty of opportunity to innovate

Cons

So many procedures and policies that it can be frustrating to take action It's health care and there's a lot of aversion to risk

5.0

Sep 15, 2016

Executive Administrative Assistant

Executive administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, wonderful employees with a compassion for the company mission statement.

Cons

There were no cons from my point of view.

5.0

Aug 17, 2016

Great place and people

Instructional designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People were very helpful and friendly. I wish I could have stayed longer.

Cons

I had no cons during the time I was there.

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Jobs at CalOptima

Claims Resolution Specialist

Intern (Strategic Development) - Fall 2026

Chief Executive Officer

Orange, CA

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Deputy Clerk of the Board (Program Manager)

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