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 538 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 291 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 227 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and easily available with overtime pay for holidays and late night shifts." ((in 210 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 320 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 238 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 113 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 102 reviews)); "Workload, low pay, limited training for non" ((in 23 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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6K reviews

1.0

Sep 14, 2021

Run far away

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

Lack of authority Poor Pay Poor retirement system Too much politics

3.0

Jul 21, 2021

Was good until new management

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, relaxed pace, some nice co-workers, great campus.

Cons

Very low compensation. Easy to "restructure" department and lay off. HR is totally unhelpful. The union also did nothing for me. A bad director/manager will ruin everything. Very hard to get a job at UCLA and keep it. UCLA prefers to be insular.

1.0

Jun 14, 2021

Horrible bureaucracy

Events coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not really any outside of name recognition on your resume.

Cons

As an administrative position, you constantly feel like you're working in quicksand. HR doesn't care about you and the system is just too big to function well within. Most people within the school I worked in were miserable and I've formed lasting friendships based in the collective trauma we experienced working there. Experiences could be different based on which school you work at vs working for central UCLA, but it doesn't change the fact that you just feel like a cog in the machine. One of the worst places I've ever worked.

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