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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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      3K reviews
      5.0
      Sep 14, 2025

      Great company

      Client service manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company to work for. Management really cares for their employees. Big focus on career development and progression.

      Cons

      Working with processing teams overseas can be challenging. Procedures also change and are not always communicated clearly across departments.

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      Principal Financial Group Response
      10mo
      We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Your feedback is an important part of our growth as an employer.
      3.0
      Sep 12, 2025

      good company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good benefits, 401K, vision, and dental

      Cons

      require financial certification to progress

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      Principal Financial Group Response
      10mo
      We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Your feedback is an important part of our growth as an employer.
      3.0
      Sep 9, 2025

      Good time

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It’s a great work life balance

      Cons

      Pay could be more. Below average

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      Principal Financial Group Response
      10mo
      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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