TIAA CREF Salaries

52 total salary submissions
Avg. Hours Worked (77%)

The average hours worked chart shows the distribution of average hours worked per week generated based on the Compensation data at this company.

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48.3
  • 10-20 Hrs
  • 20-30 Hrs
  • 30-40 Hrs
  • 40-50 Hrs
  • 50-60 Hrs
  • 60-70 Hrs
  • 70-80 Hrs
  • 80-90 Hrs
  • Over 90 Hrs
Relative Compensation (93%)

The Relative Compensation is a score from 1 star (very bad) to 5 stars (excellent) generated based on the Company Reviews of current and former employees at this company based on relative pay.

The number you see in the middle of the donut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.3
  • 1 Star
  • 2 Stars
  • 3 Stars
  • 4 Stars
  • 5 Stars

Average TIAA CREF Salary

3.9
Total Median Pay
$91,250
Median Base Pay
$70,000
Median Bonus Pay
$21,250

How much does TIAA CREF pay?

Base range:
$40,000 - $125,000

For this salary and bonus range, Low is the 10th Percentile and High is the 90th Percentile. These ranges are from employer specific salaries submitted by WSO members.

Bonus range:
$9,125 - $52,500

TIAA CREF pays an average salary of $70,000 per year. This base compensation is the equivalent of $35 per hour assuming a 40 hour work week (2,000 hours per year). The actual average hours worked per week at TIAA CREF based on our data is actually 48 hours, which would bring down the true effective hourly rate to $30 on average. If you include the average bonus of $21,250, then the total average pay at TIAA CREF would be $91,250 per year or $40 per hour at the 48 hour work week.

There's a wide range between what the company pays the top 20 percent and the bottom 20 percent of earners. This is largely dependent on seniority and location. TIAA CREF pays the highest-paid employees over $125,000 a year, while the lowest-paid employees are paid less than $70,120. TIAA CREF employees in different groups or divisions tend to have different salaries as well.For example, employees in the Investment Research sector earn an average yearly salary of $122,000.While employees in the Investments sector earn an average yearly salary of $77,000. Additionally, geographic location can impact the compensation for employees at TIAA CREF as well. Based on the WSO data, TIAA CREF employees in New York and Charlotte get paid the most.

TIAA CREF Salaries

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Highest Paying Jobs at TIAA CREF

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Assistant Vice President
Year 2018
Job Title Assistant Vice President
Group/Division Asset Management
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2014
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Technology
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 2nd Year Associate
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Charlotte
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Research
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Corporate Development
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus

Average Pay by City for TIAA CREF

Below we use 52 salary submissions to order the is the total average compensation by city for TIAA CREF. Cost of living across the world varies a lot, so this data gives you a sense if there are significant adjustments for higher cost of living. Looking at the WSO data, the city with the highest average salary is New York, where employees earn an average salary of $119,500.

Salaries by Location at TIAA CREF

Rank
City
Total pay Range
Range of $/hr
New York
Rank 1
City New York
Total pay Range $110,000 - $125,000
Range of $/hr $55/hr - $63/hr
Charlotte
Rank 2
City Charlotte
Total pay Range $70,000 - $102,000
Range of $/hr $35/hr - $51/hr

TIAA CREF Salaries by Department

Salaries at TIAA CREF depend on the group, division, department or function. Employees who work in the Investment Research group tend to get paid the most at at TIAA CREF, earning an average yearly salary of $122,000. Employees in the Commercial Banking receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $108,000 per year. A division that does not pay as well at TIAA CREF includes the Investments group, with employees earning $77,000 on average.

Rank
Department
Average Pay
Average Hourly Pay
Investment Research
Rank 1
Department Investment Research
Average Pay $122,000
Average Hourly Pay $61/hr
Commercial Banking
Rank 2
Department Commercial Banking
Average Pay $108,000
Average Hourly Pay $54/hr
Investments
Rank 3
Department Investments
Average Pay $77,000
Average Hourly Pay $39/hr

Recently Added TIAA CREF Salaries

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Wealth Management
Location Charlotte
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Retirement
Location Charlotte
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Research
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Finance
Location Charlotte
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location charlotte
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus