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 (78) , 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?

"Its fun and you meet lots of great people and connect to all the different UCR Departments." ((in 86 reviews)); "Great benefit of having your tuition covered during grad school and you get an additional check on top of that" ((in 86 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 81 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 46 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 102 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 48 reviews)); "Work life balance is conceptual not truly encouraged nor supported." ((in 14 reviews)); "Large classes." ((in 11 reviews)); "Senior leadership" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about UC Riverside redundancies in 2026?

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

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47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

4.1

Culture and values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Reviews by job title

163 reviews

4.0

12 Sept 2024

Recommend working at UCR

Assistant director of digital communications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great culture, positive environment, people are willing to help one another and collaborate

Cons

Lots of bureaucratic red tape

3.0

26 Jul 2025

Salesman

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people Good Hours Good pay

Cons

Lousy leadership for employees and associates

5.0

23 Oct 2025

Great place to work as a student

Student worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, awesome work environment, great people

Cons

Low pay, but i was a work study job

5.0

26 Aug 2025

Decent Job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It’s a good environment to meet lots of great people in different departments.

Cons

The pay is pretty low.

5.0

17 Mar 2026

Excellent Work Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- people are kind - flexible hours

Cons

- inconsistent schedule and unstable pay

4.0

10 Jul 2025

Wonderful Enviorment

auxiliary facilities student assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great group of people to work with

Cons

no cons for this position

3.0

9 Oct 2025

Great place to work

Budget%2c personnel%2c and programming assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

UCR is a diverse community, mostly consisting of kind, caring, gentle people. From what I've experienced the culture is gentle in the classroom or in any of the support centers.

Cons

Continuous significant changes disrupts the momentum gained by previously established structures, policies, and systems.

5.0

5 Nov 2024

Great people and great campus to work

Postdoctoral researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Campus very nice to work on, a lot of event and career developpement opportunities

Cons

Parking is a bit complicated

4.0

18 Sept 2024

Great colleagues - but not enough of them

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Talented and committed staff who work very hard to maintain community

Cons

Extremely understaffed. Talented people burn out and move on.

5.0

22 Feb 2026

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Resident advisor (ra)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazing People that care for you

Cons

Politics play a factor into how you progress

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