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TIAA Salary

TIAA Salary

TIAA pays a median of $106K ($100K–$136K) across 60 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $100K–$136K salary range

Median: $106K  ·  Based on 60 public TIAA job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 2026


This TIAA salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

TIAA · pay benchmark · updated August 9, 2026
$106K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$100K–$136K
Typical range
$267K view JD
Highest base · Managing Director - Client Leads & Referrals, Wealth Management
60
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+40
60 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 13% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$84K (7)
Senior
$100K (33)
Highest-paying skills
AWS $132KPython $131K

Highest-paying open roles at TIAA

TIAA salary by seniority

  • Mid: $84K median · $118K top base — Data Architect – Sales & Marketing Technology (view JD) (7)
  • Senior: $100K median · $192K top base — Senior Director Wealth Management Strategy (view JD) (33)

TIAA salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $129K median · $147K top base — Managed Accounts Investments Manager (view JD) (7)
  • Director: $140K median · $267K top base — Managing Director - Client Leads & Referrals, Wealth Management (view JD) (9)

TIAA salary by location

  • New York: $100K median · $162K top base — Quant Trader, Brooklyn Direct Indexing (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at TIAA

2% of TIAA's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What TIAA looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · CI/CD (3) · AWS (3) · SQL (3) · Product Roadmap (2) · Docker (2) · Terraform (2) · Team Leadership (2) · General Ledger (1) · Reconciliation (1).

Benefits & perks at TIAA

Commonly listed: 401k (34) · medical (23) · learning (15) · life-ins (1).

About TIAA

TIAA is Series C stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 1918 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at TIAA

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 53 that do, Associate'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; 13% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

TIAA total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

TIAA hiring activity

TIAA has 60 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 60 public job postings with disclosed pay. 40 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (60 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Common questions

What does TIAA pay?
The median pay is $106K, with a typical range of $100K–$136K, based on 60 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at TIAA?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Managing Director - Client Leads & Referrals, Wealth Management, at $267K 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 60 public TIAA 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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