Does Essential Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Essential Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Essential Energy. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Essential Energy?

78% of Essential Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Essential Energy 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Essential Energy?

Manager (3) , Project Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Essential Energy according to real employee reviews?

"The manager genuinely tried to build a good working environment and (truly) encourages people to achieve better work/life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good money and 9 day fortnight" ((in 3 reviews)); "Generally friendly people" ((in 3 reviews)); "People are genuinely nice and the data platform team is very collaborative." ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Essential Energy according to real employee reviews?

"Not very open to change management and efficient ways of working." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Essential Energy locations?

Port Macquarie , Sydney , Canberra , Tweed Heads , Moruya , Dubbo , Melbourne

Essential Energy Reviews

3.6

78% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)

John Cleland

80% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Essential Energy has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Essential Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

50 reviews

5.0

19 Mar 2026

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work culture and support for career development

Cons

No Cons for the company

5.0

8 Dec 2025

Great

Graduate program

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great culture at the company

Cons

No cons at all. Really good

Essential Energy Response

4mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. It means a lot to us to see your positive comment on the great culture you are experiencing in your role at Essential Energy.

2.0

26 Sept 2025

Not What I Expected

Planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Hybrid Role, great superannuation, also good sickness leave

Cons

Poor leadership from people with not the correct qualifications and experience, only listens to friends in leadership that have had no skin in the game and no proper qualifications.

Essential Energy Response

7mo

Hi. Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate the time you have taken to provide your view on Essential Energy. If you wish to discuss this further, please feel free to reach out to 13 23 91 to discuss.

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