Does UNCW pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UNCW employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UNCW. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UNCW?

66% of UNCW employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UNCW 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UNCW?

Graduate Assistant (6) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (5) , Student Worker (5) , Teaching Assistant (4) , Assistant Director (3) , Academic Advisor (2) , Adjunct Professor (2) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Coordinator (2) , Director (2) , Front Desk Receptionist (2) , Graduate Research Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at UNCW according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 7 reviews)); "Flexibility with classes and amazing coworkers." ((in 6 reviews)); "Beautiful campus" ((in 6 reviews)); "UNCW is a great place to work with great benefits and work/life balance." ((in 6 reviews)); "Flexible hours and ways of working" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UNCW according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay but they increased it recently" ((in 11 reviews)); "Leadership doesn't trust teams to carry water and there is limited investment to develop leadership or strategic ability." ((in 3 reviews)); "Salaries are based on values published in 2018; they lag way behind where they should, especially considering UNCW is the fastest growing institution in the UNC System." ((in 3 reviews))

UNCW Reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(103 total reviews)

43% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (103 reviews)

UNCW has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 103 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNCW 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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103 reviews

5.0

27 Apr 2026

Great environment and benefits, but monthly pay cycle may be a turn off

Research specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent work environment, great benefits, great coworkers

Cons

Monthly pay cycle, Hard to get hired

5.0

3 Oct 2025

Taught Chemistry Labs: Wasn’t bad

Graduate teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Had teaching materials provided, and the lab coordinators knew what they were doing.

Cons

The organic lab coordinator was really concerned about cheating and took it out on the TAs. Most people were able to get over it well, but some people were really stressed out by it.

5.0

15 Aug 2025

Great position for Grad students

Graduate assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Getting to work to build systems from the ground up was amazing.

Cons

Sometimes the criteria could be a bit blurry, but figuring out the system was part of the job.

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