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 (103) , 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 (56) , Researcher (55)

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

"Benefits are great and class material is interesting." ((in 508 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 294 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 207 reviews)); "I love teaching and work environment is good." ((in 126 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 323 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 232 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 102 reviews)); "Low compensation and lack of growth" ((in 21 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

(5,748 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 5,748 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

Feb 5, 2014

UCLA OIP-ISR - Great work study positions

Work study

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Pros

Flexible hours, interesting projects, great people

Cons

Tasks were, at times, tedious

5.0

Feb 5, 2014

I love UCLA! It has beautiful campus and great professors

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

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I am in a big research group with adequate funding, so I could learn a lot from my colleagues. I have active interaction with them.

Cons

Work/life balance is not good, I usually go to school on Saturday. But it really depends on the group you belong

4.0

Feb 5, 2014

Math Reader

Mathematics reader

Recommend

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Work hour is really flexible. High pay for a campus job. $13/hr for undergrads and you can start your second yr at UCLA. I recommend any undergraduate with good grades in math to apply.

Cons

Some professors are harder to work with. Besides that, there's nothing much out there. You pretty much get to make your own working schedule as long as you grade the homework on time.

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