Is UC Davis a good company to work for?

UC Davis has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 4,288 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at UC Davis to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UC Davis have been left by employees working as PhD Graduate Student Researcher , Student Research Assistant and Registered Nurse .

Does UC Davis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UC Davis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UC Davis. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UC Davis?

86% of UC Davis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UC Davis 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Davis?

Graduate Student Researcher (159) , Student Assistant (143) , Teaching Assistant (137) , Research Assistant (126) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (83) , Graduate Student (71) , Junior Specialist (64) , Graduate Research Assistant (63) , Postdoctoral Fellow (61) , Postdoctoral Researcher (57) , Postdoctoral Scholar (55) , Student Worker (45) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (41) , Lab Assistant (38) , PhD Graduate Student (32)

What are the pros of working at UC Davis according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and working with smart people." ((in 258 reviews)); "Diverse and great people work there" ((in 242 reviews)); "There are flexible hours that accommodate student schedules and a workplace that values customer service and teamwork experience" ((in 220 reviews)); "Great PI's and coworkers" ((in 96 reviews)); "Good work environment (depending on lab) Lots of constantly rotating openings in different positions." ((in 83 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UC Davis according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and there was a serious disinclination to spend money on things like training." ((in 259 reviews)); "If you work in research your salary is low and they don't want to promote you." ((in 140 reviews)); "Minimum wage on campus jobs" ((in 29 reviews)); "Poor leadership and very disorganized." ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor communication when things are hectic at the department" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about UC Davis layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about UC Davis layoffs and their outlook for job security at UC Davis in 2026.

What UC Davis locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Berkeley , San Diego , Los Angeles , San Jose , Davis , Sacramento , San Francisco

UC Davis reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(3,852 total reviews)

Linda Katehi

76% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

UC Davis has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,852 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UC Davis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Jan 20, 2010

Unitrans is OK

Driver

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The best reasons to work at Unitrans are the people, the buses, the parties, the awesome apparel, and the flexibility.

Cons

The downsides of working at Unitrans are the people, the difficulty of recieving a commercial drivers license and the disorganization.

3.0

Jan 19, 2010

Decent place to work however management is very unprofessional

Driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Your co-workers for the most part are nice people. The hours put in are very flexible around your schedule and management is usually semi reasonable about things.

Cons

There is a certain element of unprofessionalism that runs deep in the company. For example, when it comes to promotions and hiring a lot of times there is clear favoritism even before they have the interviews. Additionally, things that are supposed to be kept private such as reasons why someone was fired or penalized are talked about openly. Furthermore, a lot of times the person who is raised to management level isn't the most competent rather the most well friendly with the interviewers. In addition, there's a bunch of nasty rumors spread about people and it really feels like being back in high school.

5.0

Nov 10, 2009

Very Good

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professors are very nice. very famous professors. Some from MIT and most professors are not pushy at all. Algthough some are pushy

Cons

The university is not so famous for those want to get a facuty position University is not so rich .

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