Does Centene pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Centene employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Centene. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Centene?

67% of Centene employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Centene 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Centene?

Customer Service Representative (194) , Business Analyst (163) , Manager (124) , Program Coordinator (106) , Director (77) , Project Manager (77) , Claims Analyst (73) , RN Case Manager (73) , Care Manager (62) , Supervisor (58) , Business Analyst II (56) , Care Coordinator (54) , Referral Specialist (52) , Service Coordinator (52) , Analyst (51)

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

"Great benefits CEO has a vision that is working to help keep the company growing and to make it through the changes with AFA" ((in 724 reviews)); "Good pay and is flexible" ((in 549 reviews)); "can work from home and flexible" ((in 282 reviews)); "Good work life balance although I heard some people didn't have the same balance as I did" ((in 205 reviews)); "Some great people at this company that is bogged down by silos and exec level egos." ((in 204 reviews))

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

"No on going training" ((in 151 reviews)); "the managers have no care to the employees or contractors and bringing this up to directors falls on deaf ears." ((in 114 reviews)); "Consistently changing and frequent layoffs in the last year" ((in 97 reviews)); "Disappointed and frustrated that Middle and Upper management seemed entirely out of touch with the day" ((in 74 reviews)); "No bonuses and they aren't valuing the work as much as they used to" ((in 73 reviews))

What are employees saying about Centene layoffs in 2026?

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

Centene reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(6,078 total reviews)

Sarah London

71% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Centene has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,078 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Centene employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Seguros industry (3.6 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Jul 10, 2017

The company is basically unfair to blacks mostly Spanish or Russian are promoted

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The benefits are not bad, so far all the Sup I've worked with are really good and shows empathy. Being able to use your pto as needed comes in very handy. Some dept have unlimited over time.

Cons

Pay and NYC location... the first month I worked at this location I wanted to find a new job. The company is ok but its stressful working for such low wages.

4.0

Jul 10, 2017

RN Case Manager - Remote

Rn case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexible working schedule GREAT local team Supervisor Team works very well together "OK" benefits

Cons

Disorganized company overall Takes a long time for upper management to get order and workflows A lot of unnecessary meetings Hiring is unorganized, and recruiters not knowledgeable in position they are hiring for. Hard to explain experience when they have no idea what you are talking about, or what your skill set even means

3.0

Jul 6, 2017

It's a large company, very traditional one

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

job security, flexibility, provide tuition reimbursement

Cons

It really depends on which child company you are working for. Some are much better than others. The benefit is going downhill for sure. Have to wear business-casual.

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