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 (170) , 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 542 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 276 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 199 reviews)); "I love teaching and work environment is good." ((in 116 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 324 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 229 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 114 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 107 reviews)); "Low compensation and lack of growth" ((in 26 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

May 5, 2014

It was great and coworkers are really kind

Dining services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good managers -Go coworkers and other working environment -The location was great and it's very convenient

Cons

-The job doesn't require too much working skills and I think I should have had better choice -The company value wasn't consent to mine -The salary was relative low

3.0

May 5, 2014

Good exposure, high bureaucracy

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great reputation, Great Industry contacts, Great faculty, Good job security, competent colleagues,Good publication output, good health benefits, good work-life balance

Cons

Low funding - dependent on Professors, high bureacracy, low lab space for civil engineering, high non resident tuition. Also, a post doctoral position requires a one year contract with declaration of funds, which makes it difficult for a fresh PhD from UCLA to stay back to finish any work.

5.0

May 2, 2014

UCLA Recreation IT is a great place to work for all undergrad engineering, math, and computer science majors.

Recreation information technology student

Recommend

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Pros

-Flexible hours based on class schedule -availability of resources such as personal computer software -awesome supervisor, easy to get along with

Cons

-working during finals week is usually expected, but hours are flexible -lack of organization in office makes it difficult to help people with their needs at times

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