Is UC Riverside a good company to work for?

UC Riverside has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 2,074 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 84% of employees would recommend working at UC Riverside to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UC Riverside have been left by employees working as Administrative Assistant , Undergraduate Research Assistant and Lab Assistant .

Does UC Riverside pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UC Riverside employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UC Riverside. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UC Riverside?

84% of UC Riverside employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UC Riverside 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Riverside?

Teaching Assistant (82) , Graduate Student Researcher (79) , Graduate Research Assistant (69) , Research Assistant (67) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (53) , Graduate Student (33) , Student Worker (27) , Postdoctoral Fellow (25) , PhD Student (24) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (22) , Lab Assistant (20) , Postdoctoral Researcher (20) , PhD Graduate Student (17) , Postdoctoral Scholar (12)

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

"good benefit and tuition deduction" ((in 92 reviews)); "Its fun and you meet lots of great people and connect to all the different UCR Departments." ((in 88 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 76 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 55 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and worked well with my college schedule." ((in 49 reviews))

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

"There are very few PIs who are not toxic in some way and the pay is very low." ((in 101 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 45 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior leadership" ((in 9 reviews)); "Pay was minimum wage." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about UC Riverside layoffs in 2026?

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

What UC Riverside locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Moreno Valley , Riverside , Los Angeles

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UC Riverside reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(1,881 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

88% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

UC Riverside has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,881 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UC Riverside 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

May 26, 2016

Mixed

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits that come with the job (like health insurance, etc.) have been good through the years.

Cons

But there are many loopholes in the bureaucratic system to cheat everything. Cheat departments and programs out of their fundings which trickles down to cheating grad students and postdocs -the most vulnerable workers- out of their hours. Transparency is low. The work environment does not feel inclusive. Sexual misconducts are mostly dismissed without proper follow up.

5.0

May 16, 2016

Grad Student

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location. One hour to the mountains, open desert and to the beaches. Small department with lots of funding.

Cons

Same cons as with other grad programs, Grad students treated like cheap labor. low pay for the amount of time spent working in the labs.

4.0

Mar 29, 2016

Academic/Professional Counseling (not therapy)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My current department is great, supportive staff and supervisors, amazing students, and opportunities for growth within the department.

Cons

Upper administration often places rules/policies that bogs down operations or is counterintuitive to productivity/efficacy or simply out of touch with what works and what doesn't on the ground level. Also, pay is not great if you consider the amount of hours put in (typically 60hr/week) and the amount the University expects you to accomplish for that pay.

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