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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(412 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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4.0
Jan 2, 2026

Limited Growth

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A variety of benefits, some RTO flexibility, and limited reduction in force.

Cons

Pay isn't in line with market, RTO expectations are varied, and no plan communicated to address pay discrepancies.

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Principal Financial Group Response
6mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We're happy to hear you enjoy the benefit offerings at Principal. 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 utilize third-party market data to help ensure that base salaries and incentives are appropriately aligned.
3.0
Dec 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Solid management and good people

Cons

Lower end of pay and low growth opportunity

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Principal Financial Group Response
7mo
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 1, 2025

Good WLB mediocre pay

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Pros

Good WLB allow FTO instead of PTO

Cons

Pay is not competitive, especially in the mid engineer level

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Principal Financial Group Response
7mo
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 utilize third-party market data to help ensure that base salaries and incentives are appropriately aligned.
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