Does California ISO pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, California ISO employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at California ISO. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at California ISO?

93% of California ISO employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated California ISO 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at California ISO?

Intern (9) , Analyst (6) , Intern - Hourly (5) , Operations Engineer (5) , Business Analyst (4) , Power Systems Engineer (4) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Computer Science Intern (2) , Dispatcher (2) , Engineer (2) , Internship (2) , Manager (2) , Operations (2) , Power Engineer (2) , Real Time Market Operator (2)

What are the pros of working at California ISO according to real employee reviews?

"great people and location" ((in 16 reviews)); "great place to work and good benefits" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great culture as far as remote work policy." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good pay for power engineers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good salary." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Besides the management cannot care less about your technical knowledge." ((in 7 reviews)); "Some managers at CAISO are highly unethical." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about California ISO redundancies in 2026?

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

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California ISO Reviews

4.3

93% would recommend to a friend

(139 total reviews)

Elliot Mainzer

99% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Culture and values

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

3.8

Work/Life balance

California ISO has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The California ISO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

139 reviews

4.0

Jan 30, 2026

Great Place

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, remote options, good people

Cons

Very flat, difficult to be promoted

3.0

Jan 22, 2026

Decent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nothing over the top, nothing too bad. Decent place to work.

Cons

Can be difficult to progress.

5.0

Nov 28, 2025

good

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great place to work at

Cons

more travel opportunities would be nice

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Jobs at California ISO

Transmission Dispatcher (Onsite)

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