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

Portland General Electric reviews

4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(415 total reviews)

Maria Pope

86% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

415 reviews

3.0

Aug 8, 2011

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture that is collaborative

Cons

Slow culture that can be sclerotic

5.0

Apr 20, 2011

PGE is a great place to work, learn, and grow in responsibility and experience.

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management is supportive of growth objectives and there are many training opportunities. The atmosphere is relatively safe for trying new things. People are allowed to make mistakes without immediate consequences to one's future.

Cons

A number of programs are not as far along in maturity as in other companies. Standardization in IT is in progress, but may lag industry in general.

2.0

Apr 14, 2011

Feels like home if you are in your 60's

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great location in downtown Portland, right next to the Waterfront -Salaries are competitive -Pay raises are insane, apparently 2/3 of the company are consistently exceeding expectations -Low stress environment, anything goes, mistakes are not a big deal - everyone makes them, takes an act of Congress to get fired

Cons

-Most of the employees are in their 60's, very unmotivated and can care less about anything - just waiting for their retirement -Even younger folks are turning into sleepy zombies after a few years -Manager are good at their technical work, but absolutely worthless at managing people, let alone helping you develop and grow in your career -People been working together for 30 years and are not very welcoming to new comers -All the training is in the form of tribal knowledge, gotta know then right people to get anything done -Seen people reading books, knitting and even dozing off (!) in their cubes in the middle of the work day -Opportunities for advancement are based on time in the position and not merit Overall - very low energy place with a bunch of nice but aging people, which makes you feel like you are forced to spend 8 hours a day in the same room with your grandparents day after day after day after day....

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