Does Optum pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optum employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optum. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optum?

56% of Optum employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optum 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optum?

Software Engineer (1135) , Senior Software Engineer (715) , Customer Service Representative (339) , Associate Software Engineer (336) , Nurse Practitioner (186) , Director (184) , Business Analyst (180) , Registered Nurse (143) , Manager (140) , Data Engineer (130) , Associate Director (126) , Medical Coder (126) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (123) , Project Manager (119) , Data Scientist (112)

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

"Good work life balance and have to go only 10 days in a month as per our choice" ((in 1904 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 850 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 686 reviews)); "Flexible work from home schedule" ((in 593 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 573 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 618 reviews)); "Frequent Restructuring and layoffs" ((in 303 reviews)); "bad pay and no bonuses" ((in 157 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 142 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 83 reviews))

What are employees saying about Optum layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Optum locations?

Curitiba , São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Belo Horizonte , São José dos Pinhais , Salvador , Contagem , Vitória , Santos , São Bernardo do Campo , Recife , Mariana , Paraná

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3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(15,516 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

46% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Optum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 15,516 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Cuidados de saúde industry (3.4 stars).

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4.0

May 21, 2026

Good work-life balance but slow growth opportunities

Solutions architect

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance new tech stack

Cons

slow growth less room to grow

3.0

May 21, 2026

Chill work environment but limited growth opportunities

Employment health & wellbeing specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is pretty chill nothing intense.

Cons

Can get boring fast. Not really challenging. Due to structure no real chance for promotion unless somebody leaves the company. Bonus is terrible and pay rises are even worse.

2.0

May 21, 2026

High call volume and micromanaging

Patient access coordinator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work from home, and coworkers are supportive.

Cons

Our productivity is micromanaged. Every second of our time on and off the clock is measured. The pay is decent to start, but there is no significant growth. We are dealing with a very high call volume. It increased recently due to continual layoffs and downsizing of teams.

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