Is TIAA a good company to work for?

TIAA has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,405 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 65% 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?

65% 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, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TIAA?

Analyst (194) , Associate (177) , Wealth Management Advisor (132) , Financial Consultant (126) , Director (122) , Financial Services Consultant (76) , Senior Associate (66) , 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 625 reviews)); "The only pro I can think of is Work Life Balance is good" ((in 364 reviews)); "The company does have a great culture (particularly at the Denver office where I worked)." ((in 240 reviews)); "The people here are great and it's rewarding to help where it is needed if they need you." ((in 226 reviews)); "Very good and good pay" ((in 191 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 80 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 30 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 TIAA locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Dallas , Seattle , Atlanta , Edison , San Francisco , Washington , Frisco , Waltham , Iselin , Charlotte

TIAA reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(4,009 total reviews)

Thasunda Brown Duckett

55% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

TIAA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,009 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

2.0

Feb 21, 2009

Not the best place to work for

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company tends to hire experienced people rather than entry level employees, so the pay tends to be higher than some companies, but not too high. They do annual surveys to ensure that their compensation is in line with the industry. Benefits tend to be good, with adequate paid time off and they contribute a good amount of your salary towards a retirement account for you.

Cons

Most all employees have a laptop and Blackberry and are expected to be on call at most hours. The computer systems being used are too numerous, buggy, and behind the times. Managers have been known to bring in their friends and give them far better positions and treatment than people with more tenure, knowledge, and experience.

1.0

Feb 3, 2009

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't. Lots of promises to get you in the door...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Co Workers and Clients (Participants). Please remember that this site wasn't really set up for positive feedback on most employers, most people want to know what's screwed up. I bet that those "positive" "glowing" reviews are being written by a manager or a human resources director desperately trying to keep their job. Sometimes the truth sucks, but be glad to know before you take the job.

Cons

If you are hard-up for a job in the financial industry, this is the job for you. Looking for a high pressure sales job for $36,000 per year? Then this is the job for you. Like being threatened with your job by the management team? Then this is the job for you. Like having to sign a promise to generate a certain of dollars in sales but not given the opportunity to close them? Then this is the place for you. Like being exceptionally micro-managed? Not just one system, Siebel AND now KRONOS. Then this is the job for you. Like working for a company that changes the measurement of your process in the middle of the year and costs you your bonus? Then this is the job for you!

1.0

Jan 20, 2009

TIAA-CREF, It's A Small World After All!

Wealth management consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Compensation. If you can get an offer to work there they typically overpay certain customer facing positions.

Cons

There is a reason they overpay for certain jobs, to lure you inside the company. The job description is typically dishonest. You will be doing a lot of unpleasant work putting out fires all day long and listening to disgruntled clients that is not in the job description from their online job postings. This company has serious system and infrastructure issues complicated by impotence and incompetence at all levels of management from the CEO down to the lowest manager. Their cutlure is a synergy of stupidity and ignorance laced with a sprinkling of self delusion and egomania.

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If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't. Lots of promises to get you in the door...

TIAA-CREF, It's A Small World After All!

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