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Our Benefits

Comprehensive benefits that reward your impact and support your journey at every step. 

Our Comprehensive Benefits

We support the moments that matter.

Baird’s Total Rewards package is designed to support every associate and their family. In addition to our strong focus on health and wellbeing, we offer competitive compensation packages and an array of unique benefits. 

As an added benefit, Baird offers personalized support to all associates through our Human Resources team.

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Highlights

Explore offerings that support your goals and fit your life.

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Health & Wellbeing

  • Affordable healthcare, with free preventive care
  • Comprehensive wellbeing program
  • Health & Flexible Spending Account options
  • Annual Baird-provided HSA or deductible contribution
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Compensation & Financial Support

  • Competitive base pay, bonus and/or commission
  • Generous paid time off and 10 paid holidays
  • Life and disability coverage
  • Dedication to pay fairness
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Retirement Planning

  • Generous 401(k) match and profit-sharing contributions
  • Pre-tax, Roth and voluntary after-tax plans
  • Free financial planning advice
  • Discounted investment services
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Professional Development

  • Live and on-demand courses
  • Customized development programs
  • Tuition & designation/certification reimbursement
  • Student loan resources
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Family Support

  • Generous paid family, primary & secondary caregiver leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Free identity protection coverage
  • Childcare, elder care & college preparation resources
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Mental Health & Work-Life Balance

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Mental health resources
  • Open access to mental healthcare providers
  • Paid time for community service
Employee Ownership

We own the work — and the outcomes.

As a privately held, employee-owned firm, Baird empowers associates to think like owners. With approximately 80% of associates as shareholders, we’re united by a shared commitment to long-term client success.

This shared stake fosters deep accountability, long-term thinking and the flexibility to make thoughtful decisions that prioritize our clients, our culture and our future.

Testimonials

Benefits with an impact.

“AFAT gives us confidence that we are maximizing every dollar we can for retirement and our kids’ future. We trust we are in good hands.”

“Went in for a physical and caught the Hodgkins Lymphoma while still only Stage 1! The medical costs were not only affordable, but predictable. This experience helped save my life.”

“Establishing goals that tie back to our values was the puzzle Talent Development helped us solve, creating space for my team to stretch personally and professionally.”

“Last fall, my wife had surgery and was unable to care for herself after the procedure. Using this benefit meant I could spend crucial time focusing on her care and recovery.”

Required Notices

Balance Billing Notification


Transparency in Coverage
Group health plans must disclose on a public website in-network provider rates, historical out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items in machine-readable files (MRFs). The MRFs for the Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Health and Welfare Benefit Plan are linked below. UnitedHealthcare and Centivo create and publish the files on behalf of Baird’s plan.


UnitedHealthcare
Centivo

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