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

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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2K reviews

2.0

Nov 13, 2009

Stable, but stagnant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

People are outwardly friendly. People turn a blind eye to those who abuse sick and vacation leave. You do get to take classes at a discount.

Cons

Plan to pull knives out of your back. Prepare to train yourself and don't expect a lot of help. Very political. Find out who the "right" people are and don't get them upset.

4.0

Jan 4, 2009

UCR fosters a friendly, open work environment; employees maintain long careers.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

There is a great community at the University of California, Riverside, and I really enjoyed working with the people in my office. They were always very friendly, courteous, and open about what needed to get done, procedures and processes for handling different tasks/jobs, and were always open to questions when I first started working there and was learning the ropes. My supervisor was also very understanding if I had an emergency and would not be able to make it to work on time (or could reschedule hours on a different day), and openly gave praise when I completed a project and surpassed her expectations.

Cons

For my role there was not a whole lot of career advancement opportunities, but one could move laterally to different departments to seek upward mobility. I also did not have a formalized training program; I was hired because I had the desired skills and competency for the position, but I had to learn all the procedures, regulations, go-to people, and office infrastructure simply by asking and just remembering everything -- which takes a very long time and can easily overwhelm someone without anything being written down in a manual or reference book. I would also have liked regularly scheduled feedback sessions to discuss what I was NOT doing well. Praise was received for good work, but no one told me about areas I could improve on.

5.0

Aug 7, 2008

Good place to work

Scientist

Recommend

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Pros

If you have a luck with your boss, it is very satisfying. Nice campus. I found most people open minded and easy to work with. Challenging and encouraging scientific atmosphere. Good food.

Cons

The city of Riverside sucks, overzealous accounting - getting a travel paperwork through may be a nightmare.

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