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 (1134) , Senior Software Engineer (715) , Customer Service Representative (339) , Associate Software Engineer (336) , Nurse Practitioner (185) , 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 (111)

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 1920 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they are large" ((in 836 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 672 reviews)); "flexible work schedule and work from home" ((in 591 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 575 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 621 reviews)); "Low salary and very low yearly increases" ((in 429 reviews)); "Frequent Restructuring and layoffs" ((in 296 reviews)); "No bonuses and cost of living raise is not sufficient" ((in 158 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 131 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.

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3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(15,507 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

46% approve of CEO

47% 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 15,507 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

Jan 12, 2016

Configuration manager

Release engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Location of Columbia, MD is nice.

Cons

They don't really look out for their employees

3.0

Jan 12, 2016

software developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good and friendly work environment.

Cons

Lot of work load and short deadlines

5.0

Jan 8, 2016

Informatica developer

Senior informatica developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Developed key financial/non-financial project metrics and provided analysis and evaluation of all project performance to QSSI Executive Management.

Cons

Lack of Analyzed trends in latest technologies and methodologies of web development and design

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