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 (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?

"Benefits are great and class material is interesting." ((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 286 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 214 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 330 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 234 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 110 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 104 reviews)); "There is absolutely no formal training for the job function you are about to do." ((in 22 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

60% 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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2.0

Jul 22, 2010

Public school is not a good place to work at

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

UCLA is a prestigious research university in US and all over the world. Working at UCLA ensures you the access to a lot of research resources

Cons

As a public school, UCLA also faces the problem of short budget. As the professors and PI do not feel comfortable and secure about their fundings, sometimes they'll anxiously look for money, which influence their patience in research.

3.0

Jul 21, 2010

Great place but...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

UCLA is a great environment, and offers nice benefits. Provides a good balance between work and personal life. Even with the state cutbacks in funding, positions are relatively stable.

Cons

In general, it seems that for professional positions the culture does not reward innovation. While there is plenty of innovative research happening on campus, the professional, management side of the University in some support areas are less than eager to back innovation. There is lip service to it, but not a real leadership for creating a culture that would aim to be more than just average. Since the culture is based on a management hierarchy, change is a very slow process.

2.0

Jul 2, 2010

ucla student researcher

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

surrounded by academic environment, flexible hours, and very intelligent people. nice campus and good professors. research environment is excellent and stimulating

Cons

budget cuts pose problems to all employees including students and professors as well as staff. health benefits are also very costly

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