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 37 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and helpful." ((in 31 reviews)); "Benefits are good to have but not worth THAT much." ((in 22 reviews)); "Nice hospital and great staff" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good manager." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"low pay and not very organized" ((in 34 reviews)); "Poor admin and management!" ((in 29 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 7 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

(542 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 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 Santé industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

542 reviews

2.0

May 28, 2013

Growing Pains-Who's really in charge-where are we going?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate Culture, average benefits, good company for such a rural area.

Cons

Growing too fast and no leadership to grow effectively. Lots of midlevel manager disputes. I feel sorry for the worker bees.I think it will work itself out but at a cost of some really talented employees.

4.0

May 14, 2013

RN transition to Epic Application Analyst

Applications analyst i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable employer, competitive salary, and domestic partnership medical benefits

Cons

Many, many layers of bosses and the disorganization of fast expansion

1.0

Oct 16, 2012

Essentia health will not challenge you with fruitful projects.

Systems administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy, lots of downtime, great food, lots of walking space

Cons

HR's system is designed for nurses and doctors, not IT.

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