Is UCLA a good company to work for?

UCLA has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 6,429 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at UCLA to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UCLA have been left by employees working as Resident Physician , Peer Learning Facilitator and Undergraduate Researcher .

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?

76% 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 (171) , Graduate Student Researcher (166) , Administrative Assistant (121) , Postdoctoral Fellow (113) , Graduate Student (104) , 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 (57) , Researcher (55)

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

"Benefits are great and class material is interesting." ((in 531 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 288 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 234 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and easily available with overtime pay for holidays and late night shifts." ((in 206 reviews)); "I love teaching and work environment is good." ((in 120 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)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 249 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 112 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 105 reviews)); "Low compensation and lack of growth" ((in 24 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.

What are the top reviewed UCLA locations?

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UCLA reviews

4.1

76% would recommend to a friend

(5,755 total reviews)

Gene D. Block

68% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,755 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 Education industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Sep 5, 2014

A good but not great place to work.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good job security, work/life balance and benefits in terms of insurance, vacation and retirement. There is plenty of room to grow personally and professionally within UC system.

Cons

Limited opportunities to enact meaningful changes in culture. Compensation is below average. Work is not as engaging or interesting as it could be.

5.0

Sep 4, 2014

Fantastic people, rewarding work

Programming assistant

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Pros

Everyone in International Education (in my experience) is so friendly and welcoming and the Dashew Center team is no exception. Such a great group of people to spend time with in and out of work. Office intramural sports teams, a running lottery pool, monthly birthday potlucks, and people bringing in tasty things to the office all the time...plus everyone volunteers a various events for the international students, which livens up the office. Working with international students is so rewarding, and the Dashew Center has a great relationship with UCLA and the international student and scholar community there.

Cons

I worked in the programming department, which I have no complaints about. Also I was a student worker so I can't speak to the full-time salaries, although from what I heard they hovered around 40k a year, pretty modest. In the J-1 and F-1 visa departments I'm sure the work is more monotonous, as it's working with paperwork and bureaucracy. The programming department does all the fun events and activities with the international students.

5.0

Sep 4, 2014

Good place to gain experience.

Postdoctoral scholar

Recommend

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Pros

Great exposure to the best scientists in the wold. Access to state of the art core facilities. Extremely reasonable benefits. If you are going to do a post-doc somewhere this is the place to do it.

Cons

Cost of living in the area is high. Commuting to the area is difficult and parking can be expensive. Probably the biggest con is you are forced to join the union which deducts significant dues and does absolutely nothing for you.

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