Does UCLA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UCLA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UCLA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UCLA?

77% of UCLA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UCLA 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UCLA?

Research Assistant (202) , Teaching Assistant (171) , Graduate Student Researcher (166) , Administrative Assistant (121) , Postdoctoral Fellow (113) , Graduate Student (104) , Graduate Research Assistant (88) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (86) , PhD Student (67) , Postdoctoral Scholar (67) , Postdoctoral Researcher (65) , Student Worker (63) , Student Assistant (58) , Registered Nurse (57) , Researcher (55)

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

"Benefits are great and class material is interesting." ((in 522 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 287 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 229 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you get to take on as many people as you want to tutor" ((in 203 reviews)); "I love teaching and work environment is good." ((in 124 reviews))

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

"Low pay and if you don’t publish you can really hurt your chances of getting a job after." ((in 331 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 238 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 115 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 103 reviews)); "Low compensation and lack of growth" ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about UCLA layoffs in 2026?

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

UCLA reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,753 total reviews)

Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,753 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UCLA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Aug 2, 2014

A leader among many, tough to make change

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, resources, professional development, holidays, times off

Cons

one bad egg can ruin the whole bunch, underperforming staff are not disciplined or removed. People become very complacent in their positions and it's hard to get work done.

5.0

Jul 30, 2014

Brilliant mentors, good people

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nationally known experts interested in mentoring younger colleagues. A tremendous place to learn to do high quality research with practical policy relevance. Excellent connections.

Cons

Low salary. Positions funded by soft money, but there always seemed to be money around. Advancement is dependent on publishing.

4.0

Jul 29, 2014

Brilliant people and cutting edge technology available to graduate students and employees.

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Teaching Assistant salary is nothing special, but benefits are great and tuition cuts are incredible. Great facilities across campus, and research tools and library system is top notch.

Cons

Large institution with many adjunct faculty members coming in and out of teaching positions. Makes it hard to track down former professors or colleagues within the university.

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