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 2% 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 530 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 292 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 218 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you get to take on as many people as you want to tutor" ((in 202 reviews)); "I love teaching and work environment is good." ((in 117 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 319 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 244 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 109 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 106 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.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,747 total reviews)

Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,747 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

Mar 27, 2013

good place for study & entertain & live

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Several leading academic areas Many student organization, several with good funding Close by Westwood, Hollywood, Lakers

Cons

The campus is divided (science, engineering, medical vs. art, history, literature). Expensive living (house, grocery and so on)

3.0

Mar 25, 2013

Could've been better.

Teaching apprentice

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Working alongside bright and motivated people.

Cons

-Internal review system as a TA is flawed for classes that migrated from paper feedback to online feedback. Only the students doing poorly bothered to respond.

1.0

Mar 25, 2013

Dont do it

Research associate

Recommend

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Pros

None, really. I am serious, perhaps the healthcare benefits? Parking there is a mess. And expensive. Traffic sucks. The buildings are either really good or terrible to work in.

Cons

Backstabbers,liars, lazy people with no incentives to do work, but they really love to get into your life. They are all nosy.

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