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 (165) , 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 524 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 220 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you get to take on as many people as you want to tutor" ((in 201 reviews)); "It's close to campus and staff is great" ((in 118 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 327 reviews)); "half time only means low salary but that's on par for the course for grad students" ((in 235 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 108 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.

UCLA reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,744 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 5,744 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

3.0

Nov 29, 2013

Learned a lot about research and administration. Coworkers were great, very collaborative.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Excellent health, dental, vision benefits, and employee fitness programs. Access to libraries is great as well. The campus is beautiful to explore on lunch breaks.

Cons

The UCLA bureaucracy moves at a snails pace. Upper management seems to be controlled by politics and a lack of transparency about how decisions are made.

4.0

Jul 12, 2013

Excellent Work Environment, Values & Culture; Excellent Benefits

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Beautiful campus, diversity, variety, convenience, staff discounts, lots to do, lots of ways to get involved and network, non-profit organization

Cons

Other people love working for UCLA too, so many of the professionals with some experience under their belt tend to stay a looooong time (many until retirement). This is great for them, however, if you are a more junior employee, when you've grown and are ready to move up to the next step in your career, you may not be able to do so in your current department; however, there are often suitable positions open if you're willing and open to moving to a completely new department or division at a different location on campus.

1.0

Jun 23, 2013

Deceptive hiring practices. Too many oldtimers - who are WAY behind the curve.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great Benefits. Working with students is by far the best part of working for UCLA. Get out and enjoy the beautiful campus.

Cons

Stuck in the past. Management refuses to embrace technology or new best practices. Anderson school of "mis-Management" has a horrible culture. High level professors, especially the emeriti, are a sham. Definitely a case of "those who can't do - teach".

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Learned a lot about research and administration. Coworkers were great, very collaborative.

Excellent Work Environment, Values & Culture; Excellent Benefits

Deceptive hiring practices. Too many oldtimers - who are WAY behind the curve.

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