Does Portland General Electric pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Portland General Electric employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Portland General Electric. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Portland General Electric?

82% of Portland General Electric employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Portland General Electric 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Portland General Electric?

Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Project Manager (19) , Analyst (11) , Engineer (8) , Intern (7) , Senior Manager (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Business Analyst (5) , Customer Service Advisor (5) , Senior Analyst (5) , Supervisor (5) , Billing Specialist (3) , Communications Specialist (3) , Compliance Analyst (3)

What are the pros of working at Portland General Electric according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and structured work environment" ((in 73 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 43 reviews)); "Pay is good but only to keep you there" ((in 36 reviews)); "They take care of employees except..." ((in 12 reviews)); "Had great coworkers and managers who cared" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Portland General Electric according to real employee reviews?

"Worst management, leaders don't know what they are doing and still have lot of managers who do nothing at high level positions" ((in 22 reviews)); "There is an overwhelming amount of change taking place with poor leadership to navigate it." ((in 17 reviews)); "If you're labeled as an "administrative assistant" it is very hard to move up since managers don't think you're capable of doing anything else." ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management is maybe stuck in the past" ((in 7 reviews)); "Senior management is disconnected from front" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Portland General Electric layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Portland General Electric locations?

Portland , Tualatin , Beaverton , Estacada , Oregon City , Gresham , Rainier , Seattle , Salem , Grand Prairie , Bridgeport , Boardman , Clatskanie , Dundee , Hillsboro , Wilsonville , Woodburn , Atlanta , Port Jefferson , Milwaukie

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4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(415 total reviews)

Maria Pope

86% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

Portland General Electric has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 415 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Portland General Electric 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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415 reviews

4.0

Feb 8, 2014

Stable utility with great sense of community

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Values diversity and inclusion; and PGE values the communities we serve. Proud to work for this electric utility. I.T. department does some cutting edge things such as Agile, real-time integration via java/J2EE/Websphere.

Cons

I do not have any cons.

3.0

Dec 12, 2013

Rough transition.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Environment, culture, employees, location, independency

Cons

Role not clearly defined. Treated like subpar because of temporary status.

4.0

Oct 19, 2012

Portland General Electric provided a supportive learning environment for me.

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities; employee relations; supportive and committed management; extremely service and community oriented culture delivered admirable results in a highly regulated industry.

Cons

Company culture impacted by Enron demise. Integration of management and union employees could be challenging during contract negotiation periods.

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