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 (120) , 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 522 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 284 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 231 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 122 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 235 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 115 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 104 reviews)); "Low compensation and lack of growth" ((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.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,740 total reviews)

Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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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 5,740 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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3.0

Apr 7, 2026

It feels silly to try to rate UCLA but Glassdoor is making me leave a review

Lead implementation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access to lots of free academic articles.

Cons

I really didn't like working at UCLA. HR was abysmal. My healthcare benefits were erroneously terminated without warning while I was pregnant during COVID and there was nearly nothing I could do about it for over a month. During Christmas, when most everyone else I know is getting bonuses and company parties, we were essentially furloughed. You are untethered and irrelevant.

1.0

Feb 8, 2026

Run from DTS/OneIT

Programmer/analyst iii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of holidays and time off Low pressure because nobody cares 100 percent remote because of lack of real estate

Cons

Upper management is out of touch and tone deaf, with no tech skills. Universally hated my everyone who isn't new or a chronic brown noser. Directorships are populated by lackeys from their previous tenure at USC. A "new org" was created requiring everyone to apply for new jobs or get fired. Many people got pay cuts for taking jobs with more responsibilities. They are gonna do it again and fire a ton of people in trying to smash all 40-something IT groups together. Massive waste, projects will spend hundreds of millions then have the plug pulled with nothing to show for it Braindead change control Vapid staff meetings with obligatory Land Acknowledgements that we all make fun of privately Zero culture Most long time (pre 2013) staff are just waiting for their pension to max out to bail Zero career advancement opportunities, subpar pay

3.0

Sep 9, 2025

not a great time for scientists

Professor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great over the longer term

Cons

Horrific right now for scientists due to grant cuts and no new funding of grants

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