Is UC Riverside a good company to work for?

UC Riverside has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 2,082 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at UC Riverside to a friend and 48% 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 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UC Riverside. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UC Riverside?

87% 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 3.7 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 (69) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (54) , 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 95 reviews)); "good benefit and tuition deduction" ((in 89 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 81 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and worked well with my college schedule." ((in 51 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 48 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 103 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 45 reviews)); "Work life balance is conceptual not truly encouraged nor supported." ((in 15 reviews)); "Large classes." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((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 are the top reviewed UC Riverside locations?

Riverside , Los Angeles , Moreno Valley , Irvine , Orange , Fontana , Redlands , San Diego , New York , Oakland , Riverside , UC Berkeley , Newark , Rutherford , Illinois City , Upton , Tucson , Ringling , Columbus , California City , Parlier , Anaheim , Arcadia , Cerritos , El Monte , Hawthorne , Lynwood , Mission Viejo , North Hollywood , Pomona

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UC Riverside reviews

4.2

87% would recommend to a friend

(256 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

90% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

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Reviews by job title

256 reviews

Reviews about "Career Development"

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3.0

Feb 12, 2014

Not a good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many smart people around. one can always learn new things if given opportunities. weather is fine. staff are good. enthusiastic students around.

Cons

some labs are very isolated. boss had very bad organization skill and always tried to micro manipulate things. insane work load. no maternity leave.

5.0

Jan 17, 2014

Wonderful work envirnment that truly cared about you as a student when it comes to hour flexibility.

Student assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hour flexibility, great staff, good teamwork, easy online payment management, they care about their student workers, great exp for college students, great location for walking for a local lunch or coffee

Cons

Odd online timesheet, the school needs more funding for student workers, needs more opportunities to work with teachers as undergrads.

4.0

Sep 17, 2013

Stable employment with excellent benefits.

Systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Health insurance and retirement benefits are exceptional. Stable employment after probationary period. Family friendly. There are good opportunities to move around within the UC system since it seems that internal applicants have priority over the general population.

Cons

It takes some paper pushing effort to be considered for a salary increase based on merit. Automatic raises are rare. Parking for on campus jobs can be a drag if you don't like to walk.

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Jobs at UC Riverside

Assistant Baseball Coach 2

Athletics Academic Specialist (Part-time/ Limited)

Assistant Baseball Coach 3

Athletics Academic Counselor & Tutorial Coordinator

Administrative Assistant 3