Is TIAA a good company to work for?

TIAA has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,410 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 53% 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 2% 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, 3.6 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 (127) , Director (123) , Financial Services Consultant (76) , 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 625 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance and policies" ((in 363 reviews)); "The company does have a great culture (particularly at the Denver office where I worked)." ((in 237 reviews)); "The people here are great and it's rewarding to help where it is needed if they need you." ((in 229 reviews)); "Very good and good pay" ((in 196 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)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "There are constant reorgs and layoffs" ((in 51 reviews)); "Senior management is awful makes terrible business decisions." ((in 51 reviews)); "old technologies being used" ((in 38 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

TIAA reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(4,014 total reviews)

Thasunda Brown Duckett

54% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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TIAA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,014 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

1.0

Jan 3, 2016

Wealth Management Advisor

Wealth management advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clients, financial planning process, commitment to clients. Well thought out process to planning however too much focus on developing out all parts of planning at same time, instead as appropriate for clients. Clients are highly educated, very nice, and easy to work with. Coworkers and admins are great to work with. Good for beginner needing to learn some basics and with no family or commitments outside of work as must be willing to ignore family and personal needs for 2-3 years to get book of business established. Knowledge and experience externally is not valued.

Cons

Micromanagement, negativity, vicious Directors willing to churn advisors to promote themselves to advisory leadership without concern for clients. Director with needle you on everything little thing, you will feel crushed. Bad move for my career. Everything you do and say will be held against you in your year end review and bonus.

2.0

Dec 29, 2015

Corporate Drones

Wealth management advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, interesting clients, many resources available if you know how to access them

Cons

Micromanagement, cut throat corporate environment, metrics drive everything, role is more about selling managed money products and insurance than providing advice. Only tenured advisors receive good opportunities and resources.

1.0

May 31, 2024

Terrible since the former CEO left

Information security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pension Plan Employee Resource Groups DEI efforts Internal Mobility

Cons

CEO out of touch Layoffs Constant reorgs Tracking the number of badge swipes in office 3 year 401k vest Low compensation Lack of direction and transparency from leadership TIAA has gone downhill ever since the former CEO, Roger Ferguson, left the company. People are quitting and being laid off in droves. You rely on other people to get your job done, but that person ends up leaving or being laid off so your project is never finished. Roles are being eliminated and then sent to their offices in India, and the CEO does nothing but take pictures with celebrities. They started a mandatory 3 day return to office where they track and monitor how many times you swipe your badge and then upload the data to their system. If you fall below 3 days for any reason including vacation or being sick, expect a nasty email from HR threatening termination. For any college graduates thinking about joining the rotational program, it is a disorganized mess, and they are dishonest about compensation. Every single manager for the rotation program has left after a short time, leaving the students without anyone to help them. They also lie to you about the role you end up with after the rotation is complete. TIAA was once a great company, but everyone is jumping ship now, and the future outlook looks horrible.

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