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?

38% 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 152 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 89 reviews)); "Close proximity and good pay" ((in 55 reviews)); "Was cool to work from home and the bonus was decent some years." ((in 41 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and too stressfule" ((in 69 reviews)); "Senior leadership struggles to identify the risks and opportunities ahead." ((in 42 reviews)); "major layoffs and restructuring right now" ((in 34 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 32 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

38% 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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1K reviews

4.0

Oct 1, 2013

Decent Place, Slow to Change

It senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Premera offers good work life balance, an easy commute location, decent benefits although they are being reduced every year, and a decent pension plan. The 401k match is average.

Cons

The pay rates are well below market, there is a large pocket of folks that have been there forever and are unwilling or unaware of how to make change or improvements.

2.0

Sep 23, 2013

Program Manager

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people at Premera are great (hard working and wanting to deliver great outputs.) The pay is commensurate with the responsibilities.

Cons

At times, Premera can be slow to define and set a direction and does not always hold itself accountable for outputs.

4.0

Sep 20, 2013

Great coworkers. There's room for growth but definitely take time.

Audit specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Telecommuting. Open door policy of manager. Yearly bonus.

Cons

Parking - its a competition to get a spot. Raises are not significant. Their policies as to what qualifies for a raise has grayed.

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Administrative Assistant IV

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Finance System Analyst IV

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Employee Relations Partner

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Payment Processing Analyst

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Decent Place, Slow to Change

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Great coworkers. There's room for growth but definitely take time.

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