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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,598 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

79% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,598 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
Nov 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good team and work environment

Cons

No direction of growth for department

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share perspective. We're invested in building the best possible experience for our employees, including interns and appreciate your feedback.
5.0
Nov 5, 2024

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with.

Cons

Pay is on lower end

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for for taking the time to leave a review. 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.
4.0
Nov 4, 2024

Good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with good morals.

Cons

Bureaucratic at times. Some big egos

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We're invested in building the best possible experience for our employees and read all Glassdoor reviews. In that spirit we encourage you to visit the HR Service Center to provide your feedback.
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