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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(410 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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3.0
Mar 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible workplace environment. Employer funded pension.

Cons

Pay. If you are at or above your midpoint, you wont get an annual raise until you get a promotion.

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Principal Financial Group Response
3mo
We appreciate you sharing your feedback. As a leader in retirement solutions and employee benefits, we strive to provide our employees with a competitive benefits package. Our global pay philosophy is guided by market-driven principles. and we leverage third-party market data to ensure our base salary and incentives remain appropriately competitive.
5.0
Mar 14, 2026

Great job

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Pros

Decent pay and they pay for your licenses and let you work from home 3 days a week +

Cons

Busy job, almost constant phone time. High stress and very much a sales role.

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Principal Financial Group Response
4mo
Thank you for your feedback. We value your perspective as it helps us become a better employer.
2.0
Mar 9, 2026

They don't promote remote workers

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Pros

* Nice team members * Flexible work schedule

Cons

Growth and pay sucks. The CEO and upper management often have "townhalls" where they discuss employee concerns. Many times people bring up topics about low pay and guess what the answer was each time? "Leave if you want higher pay". They also do not promote remote workers to the senior level. Management keeps saying oh you need "this and that", despite doing exactly the "this and that" for 12-24+ months. The email that is sent out whenever there are promotions, only onsite local people get promoted to senior.

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