Does Premera Blue Cross pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Premera Blue Cross employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Premera Blue Cross. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Premera Blue Cross?

37% of Premera Blue Cross employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Premera Blue Cross 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Premera Blue Cross?

Customer Service Representative (66) , Manager (25) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (22) , Project Manager (16) , IT Manager (12) , Claims Processor (10) , Operations (10) , Team Leader (10) , Administrative Assistant (9) , Business Analyst (9) , Software Engineer (9) , Senior Customer Service Representative (8) , Systems Engineer (8) , Senior Manager (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7)

What are the pros of working at Premera Blue Cross according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and flexibility with schedule" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great people to work with and work" ((in 96 reviews)); "Work/life balance is good for the most part and late hours aren't really expected." ((in 92 reviews)); "Close proximity and good pay" ((in 56 reviews)); "Flexible work from home schedule." ((in 39 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Premera Blue Cross according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management and too stressfule" ((in 73 reviews)); "Senior leadership struggles to identify the risks and opportunities ahead." ((in 42 reviews)); "This is the 3rd year in a row that Premera has done major layoffs." ((in 35 reviews)); "Managers have their pets who have been there a long time and been following bad practice since they started." ((in 34 reviews)); "Bad manager and upper management." ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Premera Blue Cross layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Premera Blue Cross locations?

Mountlake Terrace , Seattle , Spokane , Lynnwood , Everett , Bothell , Washington , Houston , Bellevue , Edmonds , Spokane Valley , Kirkland , Marysville , Mountlake Ter , Spokane Valley , Boise , Post Falls , Mesa , Phoenix , Charlotte , Austin , Corpus Christi , Dallas , Texas City , Wichita Falls , Columbus , Castro Valley , San Francisco , Aurora , Bellingham

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3.0

37% would recommend to a friend

(1,005 total reviews)

Jeff Roe

42% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

Premera Blue Cross has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,005 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Premera Blue Cross employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Sep 22, 2014

Great people to work with

Assistant actuarial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance, walks, challenging, rewarding, great coworkers, good salary, good benefits, good company to work for

Cons

could get better entry level training

2.0

Sep 15, 2014

It's still the 20th century somewhere

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location, location, location. Showers/locker rooms. It's horrible that the only thing that is great here appeals to people who are doing something other than working.

Cons

See the Pros. Also management is out of touch and is allowed to protect feifdoms.

3.0

Sep 12, 2014

Great company in benefits and salary however they have no empathy for their employees.

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The other employees and immediate supervisors and leads were all great. Get above that level they are not real.

Cons

No flexibility in management at all.

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