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?

55% 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 (1139) , Senior Software Engineer (719) , Customer Service Representative (341) , Associate Software Engineer (339) , Nurse Practitioner (188) , Director (184) , Business Analyst (182) , Registered Nurse (143) , Manager (140) , Data Engineer (130) , Associate Director (128) , Medical Coder (127) , 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 1917 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 849 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 695 reviews)); "Good work life balance and we can work from home" ((in 607 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 586 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 615 reviews)); "Low salary and very low yearly increases" ((in 428 reviews)); "Frequent Restructuring and layoffs" ((in 309 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 138 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 91 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

Optum reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(15,595 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

47% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Optum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 15,595 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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16K reviews

3.0

Sep 13, 2019

Optum Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Very detailed and clear process around things Decent Benefits and Perks

Cons

Mediocre HSA/Health insurance benefits from a subsidiary of a health insurance provider. Sometimes there is too much process and things move way to slowly.

1.0

Sep 13, 2019

Run far away.

Manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

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I have yet to see any perks of this company, my company was acquired by UHG so I did not join by choice, I am actively seeking employment elsewhere, it is miserable here.

Cons

Health Benefits are horrible and expensive Pay - not great Too much red tape - no one knows the answers to anything, finding out how to order basic supplies such as paper takes 3 weeks - very incompetent people UHG is notorious for "buying up" smaller companies, then they treat them like garbage.

4.0

Sep 13, 2019

Optimism review

Project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture Competitive salary Work life balance

Cons

Team scattered across geographic locations

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