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 527 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 271 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 236 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you get to take on as many people as you want to tutor" ((in 204 reviews)); "It's close to campus and staff is great" ((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 324 reviews)); "half time only means low salary but that's on par for the course for grad students" ((in 233 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 101 reviews)); "Many hourly staff leave the department or UCLA as a whole due to poor management and leadership." ((in 38 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

(5,741 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 5,741 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 7, 2023

Exercise Careful Thought When Considering Working Under the Community Programs Office

Project coordinator

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Pros

Working with the student leaders and fellow project coordinators is a much more positive, uplifting experience. This may be a decent option for folks looking for an in-between role and is willing to be proactive, patient, and open to learning.

Cons

The main cons comes from being under the CPO Department itself: Disorganized management, lack of supervisory support from the department for both student staff and project coordinators, favoritism towards non-project staff, and delayed responses from departmental full-time staff (other than Business Officer). Besides the cons with the department, other general cons are: - Lack of ability to move up career-wise unless you plan on staying in Student Affairs -Inability to negotiate salary/raises even with a Master's Degree & higher + more experience

4.0

Jun 27, 2023

Comfortable, but no growth

Exchange visitor (j-1) counselor

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Pros

generous retirement package beautiful campus comfortable work place

Cons

management does not show interest in your own development repetitive and monotonous work duties; management is against innovation and change industry rewards formal education received rather than skills and achievements non-competitive salary parking fees come out of your own pocket

3.0

May 23, 2023

BEWARE OF HOUSING AND HOSPITALITY

Anonymous employee

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Pros

It all comes down to which department you work for. It runs like a mini city. Some departments are way better than others and there can be a huge pay disparity between departments for the same job. They have ok benefits.

Cons

Whatever you do, stay away from Housing and Hospitality Services. The Assistant Vice Chancellor believes that he’s paying you out of his own pocket and is so stingy with raises. You can only get a raise if you threaten to leave with an offer letter from another place. Management is toxic and their belief is that you should be so lucky you have a job.

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