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Highmark Health is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue and is based in Pittsburgh, PA. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
169
TOTAL
RATINGS
1556

Highmark Health Company Culture

Highmark Health Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.9/5
Highmark Health's Overall Culture is rated C-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Highmark Health CEO

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David Holmberg Highmark Health's CEO
David Holmberg
63 /100

Diversity at Highmark Health

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C-

Diverse employees at Highmark Health have rated Perks And Benefits, Compensation, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Highmark Health

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C-

Women at Highmark Health have rated Perks And Benefits, Compensation, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored

Highmark Health eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

-9

Highmark Health employees are -9% more likely to recommend Highmark Health as a great place to work

38%Promoters
15%Passives
47%Detractors

Working at Highmark Health

Working at Highmark Health is rated below average by 169 employees, across various culture dimensions. Highmark Health employees rate Compensation highest among all categories, and think that Office Culture and Professional Development have the most room for improvement, putting Highmark Health’s culture in the Bottom 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 35% compared to other companies in Pittsburgh, PA. See below in detail how working at Highmark Health was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Highmark Health

C-

Overall Company Culture at Highmark Health is rated C-

Last updated 22 days ago

Bottom
30%

Highmark Health ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 169 Employees

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20
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60
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Product
79
Product79
Operations
57
Operations57
IT
45
IT45

Highmark Health Employee Reviews

Out of 135 Highmark Health employee reviews, 67% were positive. The remaining 33% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Highmark Health improve their work culture.

67%
33%
Positive Reviews67%
Constructive Feedback33%

Positive Reviews From Highmark Health Employees

  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Helping improve the experience for our members and employees.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Everyone is trying to do the right thing and they value diversity.
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    Teams are typically collaborative and try to do the right thing.

Constructive Feedback From Highmark Health Employees

  • What would you improve about your company's interview process?
    Streamline the process and provide frequent updates to the prospective employee.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Higher wages and better health insurance options.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Listening to employee concerns, paying more to match work expectations, and managing the company with longevity as the goal instead of highest profit at all costs

Highmark Health Company Information

Highmark Health Company Overview

Highmark Health is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue and is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Highmark Health was founded in 1977 and its current CEO is David Holmberg. Since its inception 49 years ago, Highmark Health has grown to 40000 employees.

Highmark Health Mission, Vision & Values

Highmark Health Mission Statement

Highmark Health is an interdependent system designed to deliver high quality, accessible, understandable and affordable experiences, outcomes and solutions for our customers.

Highmark Health Vision Statement

Highmark Health's dedicated and respected employees will be leaders in the health care industry, working to improve the total health care experience of our customers.

Highmark Health Values

  • People Matter
  • Stewardship
  • Trust
  • Integrity
  • Customer-focused Collaboration
  • Courage
  • Innovation
  • Excellence
Headquarter 120 Fifth Avenue Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
United States of America
Websitewww.highmarkhealth.org
Founding Date1977
Tel(412) 544-7000
Company StatusPrivate
Jobscareers.highmarkhealth.org/
Social Sites

Highmark Health Competitors

Highmark Health competitors include Kaiser Permanente, Elevance Health, UPMC, and Aetna. Highmark Health ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Highmark Health compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Kaiser Permanente's Logo
    Kaiser Permanente
    4.1/5
  2. #2
    Elevance Health's Logo
    Elevance Health
    3.4/5
  3. #3
    UPMC's Logo
    UPMC
    3.0/5
  4. #4
    Highmark Health's Logo
    Highmark Health
    2.9/5
  5. #5
    Aetna's Logo
    Aetna
    2.8/5
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Highmark Health employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Highmark Health report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
81% of Highmark Health employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Highmark Health employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
Highmark Health employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
52% of Highmark Health employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Highmark Health Employees

Highmark Health has 40000 employees. 169 employees at Highmark Health have reviewed Highmark Health across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 22 days ago.

Overall, the 169 Highmark Health employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Highmark Health are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Highmark Health, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Highmark Health are generally satisfied with their team. 169 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. Less than half believe the meetings at Highmark Health are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Highmark Health believe the environment at Highmark Health is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Highmark Health is extremely fast. About 69% of the employees at Highmark Health work 8 hours or less, while 7% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Highmark Health are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining Highmark Health - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Highmark Health is that the company was prepared on their first day. Highmark Health employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. 75% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Highmark Health KPIs and OKRs

At Highmark Health 25% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Highmark Health's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 8 Highmark Health employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes25%
No75%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes25%
No75%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Highmark Health CEO & Leadership

Highmark Health CEO - David Holmberg

David Holmberg Highmark Health's CEO
63 /100

David’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting David in the Bottom 30% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 40% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Pittsburgh, PA. David Holmberg’s employees rank Highmark Health in the Top 50% for Compensation, in the Top 50% for Manager, and in the Top 50% for Perks And Benefits. Holmberg is generally unpopular with Highmark Health employees, but ranks especially low with employees in the IT department, and by employees in the Operations department and employees with the company for Over 10 Years. However, employees in the Product department have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to Highmark Health’s competitors, David Holmberg ranks below both Elevance Health CEO Gail Boudreaux and Kaiser Permanente CEO Gregory Adams.

Highmark Health Leadership

The Highmark Health Executive Team is rated a “D+” and led by CEO David Holmberg, Vice President, Professional Services Joseph Mattos, and Vice President, Professional Services Ed Pratt

  • David Holmberg  CEO / President

    David Holmberg CEO / President

    David Holmberg serves as the CEO / President of Highmark Health.

  • Joseph Mattos Vice President, Professional Services

    Joseph Mattos serves as the Vice President, Professional Services of Highmark Companies. Joseph started at Highmark... read more

  • Ed Pratt Vice President, Professional Services

    Ed Pratt serves as the Vice President, Professional Services of Highmark Companies. Ed started at Highmark Companies in... read more

  • Thomas VanKirk Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

    Thomas VanKirk serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Highmark Health. Thomas... read more

  • Stephanie M Vice President, Clinical Transformation Operations

    Stephanie M serves as the Vice President, Clinical Transformation Operations of Highmark Health. Stephanie started at... read more

  • Andrew Doedyns Vice President of Specialty Care

    Andrew Doedyns serves as the Vice President of Specialty Care of Highmark Health. Andrew started at Highmark Health in... read more

  • Christina Ripley Vice President

    Christina Ripley serves as the Vice President of Highmark Health. Christina started at Highmark Health in February of... read more

  • Eileen Meade Vice President, Enterprise Effectiveness

    Eileen Meade serves as the Vice President, Enterprise Effectiveness of Highmark Health. Eileen started at Highmark... read more

  • Leslie W Vice President

    Leslie W serves as the Vice President of Highmark Health. Leslie started at Highmark Health in December of 2018. Leslie... read more

Highmark Health Salaries

How much does Highmark Health pay?

How much do people at Highmark Health get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Highmark Health is $130,872, or $62 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $128,670, or $61 per hour.

At Highmark Health, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $229,526 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $47,308 annually. Average Highmark Health salaries by department include: Legal at $161,516, HR at $123,552, IT at $107,343, and Finance at $90,624. Half of Highmark Health salaries are above $128,670.

74 employees at Highmark Health rank their Compensation in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 231 ratings) while 72 employees at Highmark Health rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 76 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Highmark Health employees include job titles like Data Scientist, Developer, Senior UI/UX Designer, and IT Manager. Comparably data has a total of 3 salary records from Highmark Health employees.

Last updated 2 months ago.

1st Percentile
$74k
$74k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$101k
$101k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$126k
$126k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$187k
$187k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$243k
$243k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$273k
$273k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$304k
$304k100th Percentile
$130,872*
Average Compensation
$128,670*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Highmark Health Salaries by City

Highmark Health Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Highmark Health

Diverse employees at Highmark Health score the company 59/100 across various culture categories, placing Highmark Health in the Bottom 30% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Highmark Health across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 59/100
Department - Operations
Men 78/100
Department - Product
Diverse Employees 81/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 37/100
Department - IT
Men 59/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Diverse Employees 36/100
Department - IT

Highmark Health Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy

Highmark Health PTO

Highmark Health's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 15-20 days off a year with 67% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Highmark Health's 3rd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 33% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Highmark Health's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time33%
Vacation Policy33%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution34%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes33%
No67%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo33%
$1000 -$1500/mo34%
$500 -$1000/mo33%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Highmark Health Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Highmark Health applied for 39 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Highmark Health has a total of 40000 employees

39
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (39 out of 39)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 39)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 39)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 39)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Highmark Health Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Highmark Health on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
56%
Admin
22%
HR
6%
Product
6%
Sales
6%
Other
6%

Candidates By Location

Pittsburgh
39%
Carnegie
6%
Encino
6%
New York City
6%
Texarkana
6%
Other
39%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Highmark Health

What is Highmark Health address?

Highmark Health location is at 120 Fifth Avenue Place

Who is the CEO of Highmark Health?

Highmark Health CEO is David Holmberg, their score by employees is 63

What is Highmark Health eNPS?

The eNPS for Highmark Health is -9

What is the salary for Senior Marketing Manager in Highmark Health?

Senior Marketing Manager average salary in the US is 159k

What are the salaries in the Product in Highmark Health?

The average salaries for Product in Highmark Health is 202k

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