Is UC Riverside a good company to work for as a Teaching Assistant?

Teaching Assistant professionals working at UC Riverside have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 76 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of UC Riverside employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Teaching Assistant Jobs at UC Riverside now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Teaching Assistant interview questions at UC Riverside .

Does UC Riverside pay Teaching Assistant employees well?

Teaching Assistant professionals rate their compensation and benefits at UC Riverside with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 76 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20.9% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Teaching Assistant salaries at UC Riverside.

How happy are Teaching Assistant professionals working at UC Riverside?

21% of Teaching Assistant employees at UC Riverside would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Teaching Assistant professionals have also rated UC Riverside with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What UC Riverside locations are top rated by Teaching Assistant employees?

Riverside is the top rated UC Riverside location by Teaching Assistant employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Riverside?

Teaching Assistant (82) , Graduate Student Researcher (79) , Graduate Research Assistant (69) , Research Assistant (69) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (53) , Graduate Student (33) , Student Worker (27) , Postdoctoral Fellow (25) , PhD Student (24) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (23) , Postdoctoral Researcher (21) , Lab Assistant (20) , PhD Graduate Student (17) , Postdoctoral Scholar (12)

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

"Its fun and you meet lots of great people and connect to all the different UCR Departments." ((in 92 reviews)); "good benefit and tuition deduction" ((in 92 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 82 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 50 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and worked well with my college schedule." ((in 50 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 106 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 47 reviews)); "Work life balance is conceptual not truly encouraged nor supported." ((in 13 reviews)); "Large classes." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 9 reviews))

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UC Riverside Teaching Assistant reviews

3.9

21% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

73% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

Teaching Assistant employees have rated UC Riverside with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Teaching Assistant professionals have a good working experience there. UC Riverside is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Teaching Assistant professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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76 reviews

5.0

Jun 9, 2025

Great!

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good school to work for very nice community

Cons

No cons stand out to me

4.0

Apr 9, 2025

not bad

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

high pay in riverside compare to other UCs

Cons

UCR is not a elegant school.

5.0

Mar 9, 2025

Depends on your Professor

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefit of having your tuition covered during grad school and you get an additional check on top of that

Cons

Experience highly depends on who you are TA-ing for. Some profs don't require much but some will push that 20 hr limit every single week.

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