Does California Employment Development Department pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, California Employment Development Department employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at California Employment Development Department. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at California Employment Development Department?

63% of California Employment Development Department employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated California Employment Development Department 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at California Employment Development Department?

Employment Program Representative (139) , Office Technician (23) , Tax Auditor (22) , Disability Insurance Program Representative (19) , Customer Service Representative (13) , Office Assistant (9) , DIPR (8) , Office Technician (Typing) (8) , Student Assistant (8) , Employment Representative (7) , Employment Specialist (6) , Program Technician II (6) , Auditor (5) , Research Data Analyst (5) , Staff Services Analyst (5)

What are the pros of working at California Employment Development Department according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and forward movement opportunities." ((in 76 reviews)); "Work from home, flexibility, comfortable" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great benefits and pension here" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great job security." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at California Employment Development Department according to real employee reviews?

"6 months of initial training was crammed into 3 months." ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management rarely communicates needs effectively" ((in 7 reviews)); "Nepotism runs rampant, managers friends are hired instead of existing employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "13 different supervisors." ((in 4 reviews)); "Terrible culture, back" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed California Employment Development Department locations?

Sacramento , Los Angeles , San Diego , San Jose , San Francisco , Riverside , Rancho Cordova , San Bernardino , Anaheim , Oakland , Fresno , Buena Park , Inglewood , Redlands , Orange , Van Nuys , Modesto , Chico , Torrance , Rancho Cucamonga , Stockton , Long Beach , Santa Fe Springs , Merced , Chino Hills , West Sacramento , Chula Vista , Oceanside , Capitola , Santa Fe Springs

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California Employment Development Department reviews

3.2

63% would recommend to a friend

(529 total reviews)

Patrick W. Henning

51% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

California Employment Development Department has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 529 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The California Employment Development Department 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

529 reviews

5.0

Oct 21, 2025

I was a determination worker

Employment program representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management, pay and benefits.

Cons

Was only a term position

3.0

Oct 15, 2025

decent job

Employment program representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

teleworking- one week in office out of the month, health/ dental benefits

Cons

high workload environment, micromanagement, getting approved for vacation time off during the holidays is rare and goes by seniority.

4.0

Oct 14, 2025

Okay Place to work.

Disabled veteran outreach program specialist (dvop)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to learn job. Enjoyed working with clients.

Cons

People have worked there for years. It is low pay and most people are miserable and stagnant.

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