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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,595 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

78% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,595 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
3.0
Mar 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Left alone for a majority of the day Decent pay decent vacation time

Cons

Management is overbearing Micromanages everything you do Had way to many people that you "report" too

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us to grow and improve.
5.0
Mar 18, 2025

Office culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Manager and office culture is great. Lots of support outside of office. Starting salary, commission, and benefits for new advisors is competitive

Cons

No solid leads up to this point Insurance process is a little clunky but getting better

4.0
Mar 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people I work with are amazing! The company offers and encourages training.

Cons

None that I can think of.

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience! We're proud of the community we've built and are so glad to hear you felt supported in these ways."
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