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      Principal Financial Group

      Engaged Employer

      Principal Financial Group reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (2,594 total reviews)
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      Deanna Strable

      78% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,594 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
      4.0
      Jan 7, 2026

      Okay

      Retirement consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, good people, pay was okay.

      Cons

      It really depends on the department. The department I was in just wasn’t for me. If on the phones, it can be difficult at times to progress in your career unless is within that department.

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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 13, 2025

      Building a PM Practice

      Product manager
      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

      Solid

      Financial consultant
      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
      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.
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