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?

69% 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 (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 724 reviews)); "Good pay and is flexible" ((in 547 reviews)); "can work from home and flexible" ((in 269 reviews)); "Good work life balance although I heard some people didn't have the same balance as I did" ((in 215 reviews)); "Some great people at this company that is bogged down by silos and exec level egos." ((in 203 reviews))

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

"No on going training" ((in 132 reviews)); "Promotes managers based on ability to do work not ability to manage... so bad managers" ((in 118 reviews)); "Constant reorganization and layoffs." ((in 93 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 75 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.

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,049 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 6,049 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

1.0

Dec 28, 2012

Happy to be gone.

Applications software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Good Health benefits. On site cafe. Worked with some great people.

Cons

Leadership will praise your hard work and long hours but less than a minute later will tell you that you should be happy you have a job in this economy. Too many managers and not enough staff to actually do the work which leads to a very stressful work environment trying to turn a deliverable around in a short period of time.

3.0

Oct 13, 2011

A lot of stick and not much carrot.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a health plan and subsequently has excellent health insurance benefits. Health care industry in general is strong.

Cons

Silos. Not a lot of cross-functional communication within the ranks. Authoritarian leadership style - comes down from corporate. A lot of stick and not much carrot. Pay is lower than at other places I have worked.

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.

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