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Guardian Life Salary

Guardian Life Salary

Guardian Life pays a median of $157K ($109K–$201K) across 105 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $109K–$201K salary range

Median: $157K  ·  Based on 105 public Guardian Life job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 2026


This Guardian Life salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Guardian Life · pay benchmark · updated August 9, 2026
$157K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$109K–$201K
Typical range
$366K view JD
Highest base · Regional Sales Leader, Central
105
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+57
105 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 7% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$107K (18)
Senior
$128K (24)
Staff
$201K (9)
Pay by location
New York $201K (21)Remote $100K (11)
Highest-paying skills
Team Leadership $201KAWS $157KAzure $157KPython $157KEks $157KRAG $157KAuditing $157KDocker $157K

Highest-paying open roles at Guardian Life

Guardian Life salary by seniority

  • Mid: $107K median · $195K top base — Solution Architect – Corporate Functions Finance and Risk (view JD) (18)
  • Senior: $128K median · $250K top base — Sr. Manager, Strategic AI Transformation (view JD) (24)
  • Staff: $201K median · $366K top base — Regional Sales Leader, Central (view JD) (9)

Guardian Life salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $157K median · $218K top base — Finance Transformation Lead (view JD) (17)
  • Manager: $109K median · $170K top base — Engagement Marketing Manager (view JD) (7)
  • Director: $201K median · $294K top base — Head of Portfolio Architect - Individual Markets (view JD) (26)

Guardian Life salary by location

  • New York: $201K median · $294K top base — Head of MarCom Technology (view JD) (21 roles)
  • Remote: $100K median · $294K top base — Assistant General Counsel - Financial Protection & Retirement Solutions (view JD) (11 roles)

Remote work at Guardian Life

19% of Guardian Life's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $100K median vs $160K onsite.

What Guardian Life looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (14) · Team Leadership (11) · CI/CD (10) · Auditing (9) · SQL (8) · Python (7) · Tableau (7) · Docker (5) · Azure (4) · React (4).

Benefits & perks at Guardian Life

Commonly listed: life-ins (8) · dental (6) · mental-health (4) · 401k (3) · vision (2) · parental (2) · pto (1) · medical (1).

About Guardian Life

Guardian Life is 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 1860 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Guardian Life

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 12 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 7% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Guardian Life hiring activity

Guardian Life has 105 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 105 public job postings with disclosed pay. 57 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (105 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Guardian Life pay?
The median pay is $157K, with a typical range of $109K–$201K, based on 105 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Guardian Life?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Regional Sales Leader, Central, at $317K–$366K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 105 public Guardian Life job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed August 9, 2026.

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