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 (164) , 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?

"Loved being on campus and enjoyed the great benefits like health care and time off for blood donation." ((in 519 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 288 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 221 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 119 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 317 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 239 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 119 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 108 reviews)); "Many hourly staff leave the department or UCLA as a whole due to poor management and leadership." ((in 37 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

(5,742 total reviews)

Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,742 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Oct 17, 2011

good

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place to work, good people and nice weather. not very challenging job. if you want to relax you can be here

Cons

too busy to have eprsonal time and jhard to communicate with ppl here. too many levels and too hard to communicate

1.0

Oct 6, 2011

Lack of leadership and accountability.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- There are a number of employees who are brilliant, extremely talented and kind people. - Quality reputation from the outside looking in. - Good benefits

Cons

- Everything you know about bad management is here. - Funds are constantly inappropriately allocated. Paying high fees to outside contractors where the same (most likely - much better) job can be done in-house. - Not rewarded or recognized for achievement unless you among the select few who ALWAYS get the pat on the back and some $$ added to their paycheck. - Huge employee turnaround. - Inability to think about the future of the organization strategically. - No opportunity to grow, advance within the department. - Low salaries for most employees (but high salaries for upper management). - Relatives, friends and friends of friends of senior leadership get hired for high positions (often incompetent and not qualified for the job), where qualified existing staff isn't even remotely considered for advancement. - Although there is a huge budget crisis, money is always found when a perfectly fine senior level manager's office needs to be "renovated" and new designer furniture bought.

4.0

Sep 26, 2011

Launchpad to grad school opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-working with the brightest minds in the field or industry -publishing opportunities -great work environment, lots of people, different personalities

Cons

-pay is mediocre -raises are not commensurate with effort -high turnover -budget cuts

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