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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
5.0
Mar 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work Good management Friendly staff

Cons

Adherence is taken very seriously

3.0
Mar 11, 2025

Okay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible workplace environment, company funded pension

Cons

Lower pay and no/ little raises

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to learn that you enjoy our unique work perks like the pension and flexible work arrangements. As a leading provider of retirement solutions and employee benefits, we offer our employees a competitive benefits package. One of our 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.
5.0
Mar 5, 2025

Great place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work available has been great

Cons

Can't say i have any at this time

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
We appreciate your note on remote work. Thank you for sharing your experience!
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