Does CSU Long Beach pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at CSU Long Beach?

84% of CSU Long Beach employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CSU Long Beach 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CSU Long Beach?

Student Assistant (118) , Research Assistant (48) , Graduate Assistant (27) , Teaching Assistant (26) , Lecturer (22) , Graduate Research Assistant (20) , Administrative Assistant (15) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (15) , Graduate Student (14) , Instructional Student Assistant (12) , Teaching Associate (12) , Tutor (12) , Associate Professor (11) , Instructor (10) , Graduate Teaching Associate (9)

What are the pros of working at CSU Long Beach according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and fun to be around students." ((in 60 reviews)); "fun to work with the professors there; very nice people" ((in 57 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and there are lots of things to do nearby." ((in 33 reviews)); "Friendly Staff" ((in 33 reviews)); "There is a good work environment" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CSU Long Beach according to real employee reviews?

"The salary is low and sometimes you would have to work late hours but for the most time very accommodating and fun environment" ((in 32 reviews)); "minimum wage and no good hours." ((in 11 reviews)); "Lazy upper management." ((in 7 reviews)); "No opportunity for growth or the possibility to become full time." ((in 7 reviews)); "There can be bad communication, support, and unfriendly coworkers/faculty depending on what course teaching and who is leading faculty" ((in 4 reviews))

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4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

(1,060 total reviews)

Jane Close Conoley

74% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity and inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture and values

3.8

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

CSU Long Beach has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,060 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CSU Long Beach employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

6 Jun 2026

Supportive coworkers but sometimes felt out of place

Office assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers/supervisors, and they taught me a lot

Cons

None that i can think of

5.0

3 Jun 2026

Good experience but a heavy workload

Student assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good experience good employees professional experience

Cons

a lot of work standing or sitting

5.0

2 Jun 2026

Awesome learning experience with great support

Peer advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Awesome job! Learned a lot and always felt supported!

Cons

No cons! I really enjoyed it

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