Is Kaiser Permanente a good company to work for?

Kaiser Permanente has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 16,839 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Kaiser Permanente to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kaiser Permanente have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Graduate Intern and Pharmacy Intern .

Does Kaiser Permanente pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kaiser Permanente employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kaiser Permanente. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kaiser Permanente?

68% of Kaiser Permanente employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kaiser Permanente 3.5 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 Kaiser Permanente?

Registered Nurse (778) , Medical Assistant (299) , Registered Nurse, BSN (276) , Customer Service Representative (252) , Project Manager (251) , Director (161) , LVN (148) , Staff RN (143) , Pharmacy Technician (136) , Physician (131) , Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) (130) , Intern (122) , Manager (114) , Administrative Assistant (111) , Consultant (111)

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

"Great benefits and they work with my schedule while I am in school applying for my RN." ((in 3267 reviews)); "very divers and great pay" ((in 1882 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 616 reviews)); "Great work life balance and peaceful" ((in 494 reviews)); "Good salary only and cab facility" ((in 335 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 773 reviews)); "Impossible for them to adequately represent you when they have the same supervisor you do and managers have access to 100% of your calls." ((in 358 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 213 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 187 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 147 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kaiser Permanente layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Kaiser Permanente locations?

Oakland , Los Angeles , San Diego , San Francisco , Pasadena , Portland , Pleasanton , Sacramento , Atlanta , Denver , San Jose , Santa Clara , Fontana , Riverside , Walnut Creek , Seattle , Downey , Burbank , Rockville , Roseville , Honolulu , Vallejo , Duluth , Anaheim , Corona , Washington , Santa Rosa , Irvine , Aurora , Woodland Hills

Kaiser Permanente reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(14,822 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,822 reviews)

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Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,822 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaiser Permanente employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

3.0

Jul 9, 2012

Short but sweet. nice gig

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work life balance. people didnt work much

Cons

many people were apathetic and didnt care

2.0

Jul 1, 2012

Good company to work for if a person has support from management.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. The pay is good. Hours are decent, with a good work-life balance. Most of the staff are supportive and easy to work with.

Cons

Political atmosphere, people with no experience promoted to managerial levels which become problematic for those who work under them. If a person is in a non-managerial and non-union position, there is no support or direction given from upper management if there is a problem with an immediate supervisor.

2.0

Jun 25, 2012

Corrupt Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well marketed company image, great benefits package, KP makes positive statements like "we support work-life balance". Cool healthcare image promoted to help employees feel good about their mission.

Cons

Huge organization, with complicated matrix management structure. "Work life balance" in only applies to executive ranks and above, and to some administrative staff. Conflicting priorities and constant reorganization. Entrenched internal political parties. Management fosters backstabbing. Hierarchy is important, facts are not. Recent "behaviors" weighted performance feedback system requires groupthink and punishes innovtion. Compliance / HR hotline has limited integrity and is easily thwarted by the management about whom a complaint may be made.

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