Is TIAA a good company to work for?

TIAA has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,418 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at TIAA to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about TIAA have been left by employees working as Technology Intern , Intern and Internal Auditor .

Does TIAA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TIAA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TIAA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TIAA?

66% of TIAA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TIAA 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TIAA?

Analyst (194) , Associate (178) , Wealth Management Advisor (133) , Financial Consultant (128) , Director (122) , Financial Services Consultant (77) , Senior Associate (67) , Software Developer (62) , Manager (61) , Intern (49) , Senior Analyst (43) , Business Analyst (42) , Senior Software Engineer (40) , Managing Director (36) , Software Engineer (35)

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

"TIAA offers great benefits and the people that you work with are wonderful." ((in 635 reviews)); "The only pro I can think of is Work Life Balance is good" ((in 356 reviews)); "The company does have a great culture (particularly at the Denver office where I worked)." ((in 253 reviews)); "The people here are great and it's rewarding to help where it is needed if they need you." ((in 230 reviews)); "Very good and good pay" ((in 205 reviews))

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

"The technology side of the business does not allow qualified and experienced American minorities to advance into senior leadership roles." ((in 81 reviews)); "Senior management is awful makes terrible business decisions." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 49 reviews)); "old technologies being used" ((in 38 reviews)); "constant churn out of barely functioning new systems with no training and or notification makes life stressful." ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about TIAA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TIAA layoffs and their outlook for job security at TIAA in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TIAA locations?

Charlotte , New York , Denver , Lewisville , Frisco , Dallas , Boston , Chicago , Iselin , Jacksonville , Washington , Philadelphia , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Atlanta , Waltham , Edison , Pittsburgh , Seattle , Princeton , Salt Lake City , Omaha , Austin , Pasadena , Hackensack , Newark , Saint Louis , Ithaca , Durham , Raleigh

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(4,022 total reviews)

Thasunda Brown Duckett

54% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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TIAA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,022 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TIAA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Nov 17, 2014

Was becoming much more sales focused by the time I left.

Associate wealth management advisor

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Pros

Most of the people that work there are very nice and very helpful. I worked in a field office so it was nice to know that I could call up people in the headquarters for help with any questions. They can pay out pretty decent bonuses.

Cons

The wealth management side of the company has become much more sales focused. When I first started working in the wealth management division of TIAA-CREF in 2007 it was primarily focused on the client experience and by the time I left the main objective was bringing in new assets. It became a "what have you done for me lately" environment and from what I have heard from employees that are still there it has stayed that way with the asset growth goals getting larger and larger every year.

4.0

Nov 16, 2014

Enjoying the company..

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

IT side is always looking for ways to better themselves in the industry.

Cons

Let's go of the most knowledgeable team players and unfortunately have to scramble to figure out the system or app works when it goes down.

3.0

Nov 11, 2014

Working at TIAA-CREF Investment IT

It technical associate

Recommend

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Pros

somewhat Interesting work, business people are nice, benefits are decent (automatic contribution of as much as 18% of base) after 6 month waiting.

Cons

In investment management diversity is an issue - promotion policies are strange. Most people are stuck in their roles as not much growth. Bonuses are not that great. Yearly goals are issued by management and are mostly meaningless. If you like to stagnate and retire - good place.

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