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.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,753 total reviews)

Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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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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4.0

Jul 28, 2014

Great place!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

-Awesome climate, seriously west-LA is the best -great collaborative environment! -Academia allows for a high volume of hard work and a great outlet for motivation and drive - but at the same time lets you keep a good work-life balance! -Surrounded by world-class co-workers! -Beautiful campus

Cons

-terrible traffic! -students. Ok I know its a university, but sometimes the kids can be annoying -some faculty are entitled and treat non-tenured staff and faculty with disdain. -racial bias - maybe its all academic environments, but I think that needs to change.

3.0

Jul 28, 2014

The actual job is great but the pay sucks!

Research coordinator

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Smart people, great job, great benefits, very stable. Truly enjoyed my 4 years here. Very intresting and dynamic environment.

Cons

Pay check to pay check with heavy UC imposed restrictions on pay that make it impossible to move up. I waited a year for a promotion and then was told due to new UC restrictions that I would not recieve any extra pay from the title change.

5.0

Jul 27, 2014

I loved working at UCLA as a Project Director.

Project director

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- Flexible hours - Meaningful work - Great benefits - Can pursue a degree at the same time - Work with enthusiastic students - Great training if you start right after you graduate

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- Not a lot of support - Very unstructured; have to be disciplined

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