Is UTHealth Houston a good company to work for?

UTHealth Houston has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,437 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at UTHealth Houston to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UTHealth Houston have been left by employees working as Program Manager , Graduate Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant .

Does UTHealth Houston pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UTHealth Houston employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UTHealth Houston. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UTHealth Houston?

64% of UTHealth Houston employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UTHealth Houston 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UTHealth Houston?

Graduate Research Assistant (91) , Research Assistant (76) , Patient Access Representative (41) , Postdoctoral Fellow (28) , Research Coordinator (21) , Medical Assistant (18) , Graduate Assistant (17) , Research Scientist (16) , Postdoctoral Research Fellow (15) , Assistant Professor (14) , Research Assistant II (14) , Registered Nurse (13) , Research Assistant I (13) , Program Manager (12) , Research Associate (12)

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

"The benefits were great and they were flexible when taking time off for vacation or appointments." ((in 234 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and I love the work I am doing everyday." ((in 59 reviews)); "Great work life balance and I felt supported." ((in 26 reviews)); "Great work environment and ability to interact with the community" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great institution, great benefits, great collaborative environment" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UTHealth Houston according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was low and the hours sometimes exceeded 9" ((in 100 reviews)); "Low salary and a lot of routine" ((in 67 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and complex" ((in 48 reviews)); "bad management; no room to grow and surpport behind" ((in 36 reviews)); "The worst was the restructuring my department had resulted in poor leadership." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about UTHealth Houston layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed UTHealth Houston locations?

Houston , San Antonio , Austin , Dallas , Tyler , Brownsville , Bellaire , Katy , Missouri City , Rosenberg , South Houston , Texas City , Jacksonville , Chicago , New York , Grapeland , Quitman , Irving , El Paso , Brookshire , Galveston , Kingwood , Sugar Land , Henderson , Weslaco , Rio Grande City , Tripler Army Medical Center , Knoxville , Memphis , Columbus

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3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,359 total reviews)

Melina R. Kibbe, MD

Not enough data to show CEO approval

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

UTHealth Houston has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,359 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UTHealth Houston employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 23, 2020

Wonderful Enviroment

Front end web developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Environment Amazing co-workers Learning environment

Cons

Remote option would be nice, more flexibility in regards to work time....at times hard to leave work to go do things

2.0

Jan 10, 2020

UT experience

Dental assistant i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, meeting new people, refresher on things you might of forgot from when you started

Cons

Coworkers that have been there more than 2 plus yrs. , it's not what you know, its who you know

5.0

Jan 3, 2020

A true work-life balance

Research coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, great health and dental insurance, 6.5% retirement account match, lots of space/resources, 25 days of PTO/year plus federal holidays (12 sick, 12 vacation, 1 prevention), lactation facility for nursing mothers.

Cons

Clunk systems that are common with giant organizations, set salary increases that limit growth, experience varies greatly by supervisor

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