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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,589 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,589 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Principal Financial Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Dec 13, 2025

Building a PM Practice

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

intention to build best practices in processes

Cons

inconsistencies in implementation of best practices

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Principal Financial Group Response
6mo
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Your feedback is an important part of our growth as an employer.
3.0
Dec 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid management and good people

Cons

Lower end of pay and low growth opportunity

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Principal Financial Group Response
6mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. As a leading provider of retirement solutions and employee benefits, we offer our employees a competitive benefits package. One of the guiding principles of our global pay philosophy is to be market-driven. This means that total pay is set and administered in alignment with the external labor markets in which we compete for talent. We use third-party market data to help ensure base salary and incentives are appropriately aligned.
4.0
Dec 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, flexible and good benefits

Cons

Big company so hard to find right areas

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