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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,586 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,586 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).

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3K reviews
2.0
Mar 13, 2025

No more a product base company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life balance Cab facility Good pay

Cons

New policies after new VP Late promotions Lack of good leadership

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. PGS believes in transparent leadership and all actions and decisions are taken with the consensus of global business leaders. We encourage you to reach to your PGS business leader to clarify any questions or concerns you may have.
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.
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