Is CenterPoint Energy a good company to work for?

CenterPoint Energy has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,042 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at CenterPoint Energy to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CenterPoint Energy have been left by employees working as Intern , Electrical Engineering Co-Op and Gas Engineer .

Does CenterPoint Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CenterPoint Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CenterPoint Energy. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CenterPoint Energy?

65% of CenterPoint Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CenterPoint Energy 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CenterPoint Energy?

Customer Service Representative (46) , Engineer (33) , Service Consultant (23) , Analyst (18) , Intern (13) , Gas Engineer (12) , Business Analyst (11) , Electrical Engineering Co-Op (10) , Field Service Technician (10) , Project Manager (10) , Customer Service Associate (9) , GIS Technician (9) , Manager (9) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (8) , Supervisor (7)

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

"Benefits are good and start on day 1" ((in 127 reviews)); "Good pay and you don't work over 40 hours a week" ((in 98 reviews)); "People in the plants are great to work with and are very helpful." ((in 62 reviews)); "good work life balance in comparison to other companies" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership." ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and some overimd" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad manager depending on department" ((in 10 reviews)); "New CEO has a different style and is changing work life balance." ((in 9 reviews)); "Management is non caring, no room for growth, they hire supervisors who have no experience in the field" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about CenterPoint Energy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CenterPoint Energy locations?

Houston , Evansville , Minneapolis , Little Rock , Shreveport , Indianapolis , Katy , South Houston , Beaumont , Baytown , Texas City , McAlester , Austin , Bellaire , Pasadena , Rosenberg , Byram , Danville , Golden Valley , Chesapeake , Kansas City , Ada , Tulsa , Sinton , Cleveland , Cypress , Fresno , Galveston , Humble , Pearland

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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(899 total reviews)

Jason P. Wells

55% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

CenterPoint Energy has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 899 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CenterPoint Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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899 reviews

1.0

Oct 14, 2021

Used to be a great company, but has made a total 180 now.

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The building looks pretty nice.

Cons

Company was a forward thinking pioneer in hybrid telecommute work. This boosted productivity immensely as well as employee morale. Company had unbeatable work / life balance. Even though the pay was just decent, CenterPoint was known as a "lifer" company since it was stable, had amazing work / life balance, telecommute work, and no one wanted to leave. In the past year or so, with new leadership, everything I just talked about is gone. We now have next to no work / life balance, many are trying to leave, and morale is at all time low. After a decade of hybrid telecommute work, and at the height of Delta Variant Covid, it was decided that everyone needs to be in office. Why? We still have not gotten an answer to this. No one knows.

1.0

Feb 6, 2022

Stagnant low pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of people at work are friendly.

Cons

The pay is below market. Yearly raise is not enough to catch up, so even the human resources department left for better pay and benefits elsewhere. I was offered 15% more at another company. New hires do not know what they are doing and are paid less, but the training, wasted time, errors add up to a significant cost that is not considered. The short term cost-cutting will come back to bite your rear hard.

1.0

Feb 5, 2022

Low pay

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The building in downtown Houston is nice. The tunnels in downtown Houston is coming back to life after the pandemic that closed down everything.

Cons

Going above and beyond does not matter. Everyone receives an average annual review. Pay is not competitive to start out and annual raise does not catch up to inflation. So do not accept a low ball offer and expect to catch up. It is a huge expense to hire and train people, only to see them leave because other companies offer higher pay. It also affects morale when people see others leaving. The work will be dumped on to the remaining people, who will then burnout, thereby causing them to leave too.

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