Does Cal Poly Pomona pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cal Poly Pomona employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cal Poly Pomona. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cal Poly Pomona?

80% of Cal Poly Pomona employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cal Poly Pomona 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cal Poly Pomona?

Student Assistant (75) , Teaching Assistant (12) , IT Student Assistant (10) , Lecturer (10) , Research Assistant (9) , Student Worker (9) , Tutor (8) , Office Assistant (7) , Assistant Professor (6) , Professor (6) , Student Tutor (6) , Associate Professor (5) , Grader (5) , Instructional Student Assistant (5) , Lab Assistant (5)

What are the pros of working at Cal Poly Pomona according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are flexible and student friendly also great for on campus students" ((in 54 reviews)); "Nice people and a lot of help" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great benefits working for a CSU" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great people, flexible schedule, accepts work study" ((in 18 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and conveniently located." ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cal Poly Pomona according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and stressful at times" ((in 41 reviews)); "Limited parking availability, and the parking fees are quite high, especially for students." ((in 15 reviews)); "not great salary" ((in 11 reviews)); "Biased management" ((in 10 reviews)); "Not many opportunities to work as a team" ((in 5 reviews))

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Cal Poly Pomona Reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(674 total reviews)

J. Michael Ortiz

78% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Diversity and inclusion

4.3

Culture and values

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Cal Poly Pomona has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 674 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cal Poly Pomona 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

674 reviews

3.0

24 Jun 2026

Supportive colleagues and good benefits but pay is low

Engaged learning coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

colleagues are generally friendly and helpful; great to be able to support students; benefits are good

Cons

we're generally paid less than other CSUs; the working environment depends entirely on where you work on campus; still fighting to get automatic salary steps/raises

4.0

4 Jun 2026

Flexible schedule, but slow HR processing

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Ability to work on your own schedule

Cons

HR is slow to process the employment and paycheck

4.0

1 Jun 2026

Flexible environment but pay is minimum wage

Student assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good time flexibility and environment depending on the department. For the most part, it's chill and works are exactly how you expect for college student assistance.

Cons

minimum wage and not much room to growth while working under as student.

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