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?

"Loved being on campus and enjoyed the great benefits like health care and time off for blood donation." ((in 524 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 282 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 226 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you get to take on as many people as you want to tutor" ((in 200 reviews)); "I love teaching and work environment is good." ((in 123 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 320 reviews)); "half time only means low salary but that's on par for the course for grad students" ((in 236 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 118 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 104 reviews)); "Low compensation and lack of growth" ((in 25 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

(5,752 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 5,752 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

Jun 12, 2014

Nice company, but very challenging with the staff members.

Clinical specialist

Recommend

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Pros

Certain parts of the Universtiy plays Team Work. So, I love this concept.

Cons

Some peoplel at the University don't like like playing Team work, so it makes the job more difficult.

4.0

Jun 9, 2014

Awesome Student Job

Clicc consultant

Recommend

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Pros

Better pay amongst student jobs. Very flexible hours, make your own hours every week. Easy coverage procedure. Can often (always) do HW at the job.

Cons

Some libraries are far away. Have to do one overnight shift per quarter. Not that many skills transfer to the real world.

3.0

Jun 9, 2014

Innovation here is reserved for on-campus research

Marketing creative

Recommend

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The work is fairly easy, you are rarely (if ever) asked to work weekends or nights, the benefits are decent, vacation/sick/time-off is better than most companies, the brand is altruistic at its core, co-workers are respectful and easy-going for the most part.

Cons

politics are stifling for any innovation or creativity in marketing, bureaucratic upper-echelon puts a damper on several projects that start out as great ideas and end up as frankenstein hybrids. If you're a creative, working here could be considered "career suicide." Poor communication, lack of direction from egotistical upper-management makes for a difficult workflow.

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