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Guardian Life Salary

Guardian Life Salary

Guardian Life pays a median of $157K ($114K–$195K) across 78 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $114K–$195K salary range

Median: $157K  ·  Based on 78 public Guardian Life job postings  ·  Updated October 10, 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 October 10, 2026
$157K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$114K–$195K
Typical range
$366K view JD
Highest base · Regional Sales Leader, Central
78
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+34
65 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 6% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$157K (6)
Staff
$201K (5)
Pay by location
New York $157K (17)Remote $109K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Less $201KAWS $157KPython $157KAzure $157KRAG $157KAuditing $157KTeam Leadership $141KTableau $114K

Highest-paying open roles at Guardian Life

Guardian Life engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Senior: $157K median · $195K top base — Solution Architect - Individual Markets (view JD) (6)
  • Staff: $201K median · $294K top base — Principal Enterprise Architect, Data (view JD) (5)

Guardian Life salary by location

  • New York: $157K median · $294K top base — Head of Data Solutions, FPRS/CSWM (view JD) (17 roles)
  • Remote: $109K median · $208K top base — Principal Engineer-Annuity Platforms and Transformation (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Guardian Life

10% of Guardian Life's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $109K median vs $135K onsite.

What Guardian Life looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Team Leadership (12) · Auditing (10) · AWS (8) · Python (5) · Azure (5) · Tableau (5) · CI/CD (3) · GCP (3) · SQL (3) · Forecasting (3).

Benefits & perks at Guardian Life

Commonly listed: dental (6) · life-ins (6) · mental-health (3) · 401k (2) · hsa-fsa (2) · medical (1) · pto (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 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, Bachelor's is 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; 6% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Guardian Life hiring activity

Guardian Life has 78 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 78 public job postings with disclosed pay. 34 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (65 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 $114K–$195K, based on 78 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 78 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 October 10, 2026.

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