Does Opower pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Opower employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Opower. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Opower?

67% of Opower employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Opower 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Opower?

Software Engineer (10) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Director (3) , (2) , Analyst (2) , Associate (2) , Director, Client Solutions (2) , Implementation Engineer (2) , Intern - Hourly (2) , QA Engineer (2) , Summer Ossociate (2)

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

"Smart people... I've been working in Intel and Oracle before and the professional level in Opower is even higher." ((in 40 reviews)); "coworkers are smart and friendly" ((in 16 reviews)); "Fun culture" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great Mission: It's energizing to be part of a company that is looking to make such a positive impact on the world" ((in 6 reviews)); "Salaries in SF are competitive and the location is very convenient." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"average compensation, but in my case I feel I am receiving average compensation." ((in 7 reviews)); "So work life balance was a major plus, nobody cared and you could coast along into oblivion or just… work from home…" ((in 6 reviews)); "no 401k match" ((in 5 reviews)); "Average Pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "(Management is aware and has addressed this head" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Opower layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Opower locations?

Arlington , San Francisco , Washington , New York , Detroit , International Falls

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Talented people, horrible compensation - Anonymous employee Opower Employee Review

4.0

Oct 19, 2014

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Opower is a fun place to work and has a great mission. The work is challenging and the fast-paced environment is never boring. As the company has grown, it has been great to help scale its operations and shape its growth.

Cons

Salaries are nowhere near competitive, and opportunities for career growth are limited. Opower is losing some of its best talent to higher salaries and better work environments at a fast pace. The lack of 401K combined with laughable pay will continue to drive people away. We invest a lot of money into teams meant to help us improve efficiency, however all they do are add bureaucracy and frustration. In order to improve efficiency, Opower should invest in training and time for tooling and automation rather than another way to measure throughput.

Opower Response

11y

Thank you so much for sharing your perspective. It's good to hear you're enjoying fellow talent and Opower's double bottom line mission. Thankfully, compensation was identified as an area of interest in the recent internal Oployee survey. The People Team is putting together a schedule reviewing competitiveness of our compensation and will be sharing our philosophy shortly. Thanks again for leaving the review and for your dedication to Pluggie.

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5.0

Aug 30, 2018

Implementation engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Everyone was friendly to work with. Surprisingly well run as a company.

Cons

Not sure how their culture has changed after being acquired by Oracle. Betting it was for the worse.

5.0

Feb 3, 2016

Analyst

Recommend

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Pros

Every day at Opower was inspiring - the people are smart, new ideas are always being brought to the table, and everyone is motivated to do their best work because the company is doing good things for the world. People take each other seriously at work but also have so much in common that you end up with many friends outside of the office, and those relationships range across all levels - I count my old manager as one of my closest friends and will always turn to some of the company's senior leadership for life and career advice.

Cons

Though things settled down a bit post-IPO, I'd still say work/life balance is tough at Opower. People work hard because they love what they do, but they're still working really, really hard. Also, the transition from one primary product line to multiple product lines has been rocky, particularly as oil prices have been tanking and screwing with the entire industry. As the energy world settles out so too will Opower, as long as they solidify their newer products.

Opower Response

10y

Thanks for your review and for being part of the Opower family for over 3 years!

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