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NW Natural, formerly Northwest Natural Gas Company, is an American publicly traded utility headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The staff at NW Natural come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 38.0% female and 27.1% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, NW Natural employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Democratic Party, at 83.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Democratic Party. NW Natural has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the company for 5.1 years.The average employee at NW Natural makes $78,501 per year, which is competitive for its industry and location. Some of its highest paying competitors, ONE Gas, Portland General Electric, and San Diego Gas & Electric, pay $80,809, $79,561, and $74,983, respectively.
Based in Portland, OR, NW Natural is a key player in the utilities industry with 1,200 employees and an annual revenue of $860.4M.

NW Natural's mission statement

To deliver natural gas safely and reliably to customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at NW Natural

It was well organized and there was good rapport between the kitchen staff and the managers.

Cons of working at NW Natural

I didn't get enough hours during slow season.

NW Natural benefits

We accommodated community events for museums and local businesses. So we received free tickets to events.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2019
Pros of working at NW Natural

For a fairly large company, they have continued to foster a “family” atmosphere. I’ve worked here for over 29 years and feel that their executive and management staff still care about their employees. This is a company that I’m very proud to say that I am a part of!

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The team at NW Natural

  • The founders of NW Natural is Herman Leonard.
  • The key people at NW Natural are David Hugo Anderson and Herman Leonard.
Key people
David Hugo Anderson
Herman Leonard
The inside scoop
NW Natural founded a gas company. Their purpose was to bring gas lamps to Portland's streets, homes and businesses. On Jan. 7, 1859, they obtained a perpetual franchise from the territorial government to distribute gas. Weeks later, on Feb. 14, Oregon became a state. Today, more than 150 years later, NW Natural carries on the tradition started by Leonard and Green and the Portland Gas Light Co.

NW Natural rankings

NW Natural is ranked #8 on the Best Utilities companies to work for in Oregon list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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NW Natural salaries

Average NW Natural salary
$78,501
yearly
$37.74 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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NW Natural diversity

8.9
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We calculated NW Natural’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of NW Natural’s workforce.
NW Natural diversity summary. Zippia estimates NW Natural's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated NW Natural's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of NW Natural's workforce.
  • NW Natural has 1,200 employees.
  • 38% of NW Natural employees are women, while 62% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at NW Natural is White (73%).
  • 11% of NW Natural employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 7% of NW Natural employees are Asian.
  • The average employee at NW Natural makes $78,501 per year.
  • NW Natural employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at NW Natural stay with the company for 5.1 years on average.

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NW Natural financial performance

6.6
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NW Natural currently has 1.0B in revenue. NW Natural's most recent quarter produced 141.5m (q3'2023).

NW Natural annual revenue

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Highest paying NW Natural competitors

Compare NW Natural salaries to competitors, including ONE Gas, Portland General Electric, and San Diego Gas & Electric. Employees at ONE Gas earn the highest average yearly salary of $80,809. The salaries at Portland General Electric average $79,561 per year, and the salaries at San Diego Gas & Electric come in at $74,983 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$80,8090
2$79,5610
3$74,9830
4$74,0350
5$73,0290
6$72,9960
7$72,5460
8$70,3630
9$69,6220
10$67,4050

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NW Natural may also be known as or be related to NW Natural, Northwest Natural Gas Co., Northwest Natural Gas Company, Nw Natural and Portland Gas Light Co.