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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 category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      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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      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      4.0
      Dec 4, 2025

      Good

      Financial analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people, flexible and good benefits

      Cons

      Big company so hard to find right areas

      4.0
      Dec 1, 2025

      Good WLB mediocre pay

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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.
      4.0
      Nov 19, 2025

      Good place

      Software engineer-ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The culture, insurance, FTO (Flexible time off), intern programs, and LGTBQ+ efforts.

      Cons

      Stretched to thin and unwilling to hire additional help

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      Principal Financial Group Response
      7mo
      We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Your feedback is an important part of our growth as an employer.
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