Does Essentia Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Essentia Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Essentia Health. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Essentia Health?

67% of Essentia Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Essentia Health 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Essentia Health?

Registered Nurse (47) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (24) , Patient Access Representative (18) , Registered Nurse, BSN (10) , Pharmacy Technician (8) , Medical Technologist (7) , Nurse Practitioner (6) , Phlebotomist (5) , Physical Therapist (5) , Physician (5) , Physician Assistant (5) , Analyst (4) , Behavioral Health Technician (4) , Licensed Practical Nurse (4) , Sterile Processing Technician (4)

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

"Some of the people there are great!" ((in 40 reviews)); "Some good coworkers" ((in 30 reviews)); "They have good benefits and the majority of people hired are wonderful." ((in 24 reviews)); "good community and great staff" ((in 16 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"low pay and not very organized" ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor admin and management!" ((in 30 reviews)); "Upper management is focused just on Money" ((in 10 reviews)); "Leadership is horrible and out of touch with reality, it's the "good ol' boys club" at the top." ((in 10 reviews)); "Reluctant to provide additional training due to employees leaving for higher paying jobs within the application." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Essentia Health layoffs in 2026?

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

Essentia Health reviews

3.5

67% would recommend to a friend

(542 total reviews)

Dr. David C. Herman

49% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Essentia Health has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 542 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Essentia Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gesundheitswesen industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

542 reviews

2.0

Sep 6, 2022

Not super great as a CNA

Nursing assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome scheduling and flexible, managers for the most part are great and they listen

Cons

The pay is pretty low and the work can be pretty intense

5.0

Sep 6, 2022

Essentia Health

Registered nurse, critical care unit

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nurse-to-patient ratio Friendly interdisciplinary team members Updated and clean work environment

Cons

Retention of staff members seems to be a struggle

3.0

Aug 31, 2022

Fair pay but set in their ways

Spd supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good leadership, if you're in leadership. Dedication to high standards is clear and without question. I felt reasonably compensated for what I was expected to do.

Cons

Physical limitations of the department demand that employees are willing to accept certain inconveniences in order to keep up with the workload. Instrument vendors regularly show up with very short notice to provide instruments for a scheduled case.

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Not super great as a CNA

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