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 9% 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 37 reviews)); "Some good coworkers" ((in 30 reviews)); "They have good benefits and the majority of people hired are wonderful." ((in 30 reviews)); "good community and great staff" ((in 16 reviews)); "Nice manager" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"low pay and not very organized" ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor admin and management!" ((in 32 reviews)); "Leadership is horrible and out of touch with reality, it's the "good ol' boys club" at the top." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management is focused just on Money" ((in 9 reviews)); "Reluctant to provide additional training due to employees leaving for higher paying jobs within the application." ((in 6 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.

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Essentia Health reviews

3.5

67% would recommend to a friend

(541 total reviews)

Dr. David C. Herman

49% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Essentia Health has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 541 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).

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Reviews by job title

541 reviews

3.0

Oct 1, 2015

Pharmacy Technician

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers. Pharmacist and other techs are very helpful. Decent wage. Can make pretty good money if you work a lot of overtime. Supervisor was great, very flexible and patient with all coworkers.

Cons

Can be very busy and hectic to work there. Often work short as people call in frequently. Schedule is very random and can be confusing at times. Very slow training process that can leave you feeling unprepared. High turnover of techs is frustrating as you are always working with new people.

3.0

Sep 26, 2015

OK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people were friendly and fun to work with.

Cons

There seems to be no room for advancement for most people. There seem to be a few employees that are favored and get to move from position to position. There was no tuition assistance available even though they promote it.

1.0

Jul 21, 2015

IT management from burger king

Applications systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers are okay, but you will see most qualified people leave for better jobs.

Cons

The higher you go in management in IT the less qualified they are. Many directors don't have any real experience with IT and are out of touch. The c level only remembers the punch cards days. Every couple of years they randomly lay off a couple of employees, not fired or quit, just randomly laid off. It could be you next year, unless your smart enough to move on.

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