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?

68% 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 (76) , Project Manager (75) , Claims Analyst (73) , RN Case Manager (73) , Care Manager (61) , Supervisor (57) , 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 731 reviews)); "Good pay and is flexible" ((in 542 reviews)); "Work from home is flexible" ((in 278 reviews)); "Good work life balance although I heard some people didn't have the same balance as I did" ((in 218 reviews)); "Some great people at this company that is bogged down by silos and exec level egos." ((in 202 reviews))

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

"No on going training" ((in 138 reviews)); "the managers have no care to the employees or contractors and bringing this up to directors falls on deaf ears." ((in 116 reviews)); "Consistently changing and frequent layoffs in the last year" ((in 94 reviews)); "Disappointed and frustrated that Middle and Upper management seemed entirely out of touch with the day" ((in 76 reviews)); "No bonuses and they aren't valuing the work as much as they used to" ((in 68 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

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,040 total reviews)

Sarah London

72% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Centene has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,040 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Feb 12, 2011

Most competitive "smile up & kick down" enviroment ever experienced.

Professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Medical Benefits Good PTO Benefits Good Education Reimbursement plan

Cons

With the current managment team in place & promotions of folks with the "smile up & kick down" attitude, San Antonio Centene lacks a trustworthy, teamwork atmosphere. It's us against them mentality, individual agendas. It is unfortunate because, the parent company has a great philosophy. Managers & Directors with no managed care experience let alone, management experience.Promotions of folks that can barely function in their lower level positions and are not team oriented but smile at the boss. Overlooking current employees with team work attitudes & excellent backgrouds. Long, long hours, immpossible deadlines, poorly thought out & implemented processes, hostile work enviroment. No professional confidentiality. Retaliation is the norm & keeps good employees from sharing with HR.

2.0

Oct 13, 2010

After recent changes in management, authoritarian rule raises it's ugly head at a specialty company.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Health Insurance Good Options for Tuition Reimbursement "In the trenches" employees are pleasant to work with Some competent upper level managers

Cons

Raises are very small for non-management employees (1-3%). New senior management has resorted to intimidation and "nit-picking" tactics to try and motivate poor performers. This has caused a severe drop in morale, causing poor performers to do worse and good performers to seek new employment or contemplate looking elsewhere for employment. The extended family and teamwork atmosphere that existed prior to recent management changes is rapidly disappearing.

3.0

Sep 25, 2010

Disease Management Opportunities at Centene

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Centene was a good place to work if you enjoy educating people about their particular disease.

Cons

The management staff wasn't always fair in terms of advancement, although I believe a lot of that staff is gone.

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