Does Principal Financial Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Principal Financial Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Principal Financial Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Principal Financial Group?

71% of Principal Financial Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Principal Financial Group 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Principal Financial Group?

Software Engineer (159) , Analyst (103) , Financial Advisor (53) , Data Engineer (45) , Senior Software Engineer (45) , Retirement Specialist (44) , Software Developer (42) , Intern (38) , Business Analyst (31) , Process Specialist (28) , Software Engineer(Internship) (25) , Associate Consultant (24) , Financial Analyst (24) , Client Service Associate (23) , Senior Analyst (22)

What are the pros of working at Principal Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and the company overall is working to have the employees to be more antonymous." ((in 250 reviews)); "Very fulfilling work with great people" ((in 152 reviews)); "pay can be good for some position" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good work culture and processes" ((in 84 reviews)); "providing jobs and good salaries" ((in 65 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Principal Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"3. Bad management infact they do not know to manage at all. 4. No employee importance." ((in 110 reviews)); "Most managers have next to no idea what an employee is doing and rely very heavily on surveys given to each team." ((in 42 reviews)); "There is no training and you are literally thrown into the fire and nobody helps you." ((in 41 reviews)); "Senior management is not the brightest by any stretch of the imagination, and junior expressing any ambition to contribute beyond their role is immediatley squashed." ((in 12 reviews)); "management has gotten weaker and weaker, while upper management has become more focused on moving the stock price." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Principal Financial Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Principal Financial Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at Principal Financial Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Principal Financial Group locations?

Ciudad de México , Monterrey , Torreón , Puebla , San Pedro Garza Garcia , Guadalajara , Querétaro , Cholula , Tehuacán , San Luis Potosí , León , Saltillo , Boca del Río , Aguascalientes , San Nicolás de los Garza

Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,587 total reviews)

Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,587 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Sep 21, 2015

Unspecified

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, retirement plan, and you find supportive people internally from other departments, development events and PTO is a plus!

Cons

management is horrible! the leader from my department is not very supportive and the work environment is not friendly nor caring about or development. unfortunately, is very hard to move to another position, because there is a lot of lack from support from the leader. Also, from my personal experience, I LOVED the company and really did put a lot of effort into my work and everything and it was NOT appreciated. So, overall a big lack of understanding and support from leader.... gossip and terrible work enviornment and felt bullied!!!!

3.0

Sep 18, 2015

Business operations Analyst

Senior business operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits overall. Lots of opportunities to change jobs within the company.

Cons

Salaries are not the greatest relative to other similar employers. The company is too large and bureaucratic to adapt quickly to changes in its environment. Management was out of touch and resistant to new ideas.

5.0

Sep 12, 2015

great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits and work life balance are exceptional compared to other companies I have worked. It is the main reason people stay with PFG.

Cons

long tenured employees who can be resistant to change. A lot of the upper management has been with the company for several decades.

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