Is TIAA a good company to work for?

TIAA has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,414 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 (178) , Wealth Management Advisor (132) , Financial Consultant (128) , 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?

"Great benefits; pension and 401k" ((in 622 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance and policies" ((in 366 reviews)); "The people here are great and it's rewarding to help where it is needed if they need you." ((in 236 reviews)); "The company does have a great culture (particularly at the Denver office where I worked)." ((in 227 reviews)); "Very good and good pay" ((in 206 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)); "Frequent budget issues and layoffs" ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 49 reviews)); "Senior management is awful makes terrible business decisions." ((in 49 reviews)); "old technologies being used" ((in 37 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

(4,018 total reviews)

Thasunda Brown Duckett

55% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

TIAA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,018 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

Jun 12, 2023

unorganized for remote and lacks communication

Licensed financial consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO is good and medical bene's aren't bad.

Cons

This review is for 100% remote work no office location. Should have realized when it took 1 hour before the supposed start date to get a link to work remotely that maybe there is a lack of organization. If you like every minute of your day monitored, then this is the job for you. Also, this is as entry level as you can get and I should have realized that. If you have a series 7, don't apply you are overqualified.

1.0

Feb 12, 2023

lost their way

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

strong benefits not demanding well paid

Cons

new leadership has no relevant experience most employees dont know how the firm makes money slow decline of assets and customers with no sense of urgency to fix

2.0

Dec 12, 2022

Lacking Accountability

Middle manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are competitive

Cons

The company is long on the blame game and short on accountability. Effort over results gets rewarded and that’s how so many leaders keep their jobs. There’s so much overhead in the way of support functions and too little investment is made in revenue generating roles. The HR department, for example, is loaded with people running around seemingly looking busy but whom are adding very little in the way of tangible results. The answer to their problems seems to be a shuffling of the proverbial deck chairs as opposed to truly holding the leadership accountable for a lack of value creation. Hiring managers, for example, are on their own when it comes to finding talent and yet we keep adding resources in Talent Acquisition and the leadership continues to evade accountability.

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