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Principal Financial Group Salaries

How much do people at Principal Financial Group get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Principal Financial Group is $131,096, or $63 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $129,480, or $62 per hour.

At Principal Financial Group, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $233,289 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $39,168 annually. Average Principal Financial Group salaries by department include: Sales at $145,553, Admin at $59,434, Product at $160,660, and Communications at $103,718. Half of Principal Financial Group salaries are above $129,480.

42 employees at Principal Financial Group rank their Compensation in the Top 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 128 ratings) while 39 employees at Principal Financial Group rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 10% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 41 ratings).

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$66k
$99k
$128k
$185k
$244k
$273k
$303k
$131,096*
Average Compensation
$129,480*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Principal Financial Group Salary Averages By Department

Principal Financial Group Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department
$160,660 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$139,535 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$109,628 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$113,698 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$101,267 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$59,434 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$156,917 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$123,826 Avg. total comp.
Communications Department
$103,718 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$66,083 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$124,725 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$115,406 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$191,799 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$145,553 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$213,455*
Est. Salary
$78k
$119k
$132k
$241k
$375k
$415k
$506k
Group Product Manager
$221,152*
Est. Salary
$78k
$119k
$132k
$241k
$375k
$415k
$506k
Senior Product Manager
$168,373*
Est. Salary
$78k
$119k
$132k
$241k
$375k
$415k
$506k
Product Manager
$132,264*
Est. Salary
$78k
$119k
$132k
$241k
$375k
$415k
$506k
Jr Product Manager
$98,927*
Est. Salary
$78k
$119k
$132k
$241k
$375k
$415k
$506k

Engineering Department (10)

Director of Engineering
$208,149*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
Principal Engineer
$168,691*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
Lead Engineer
$141,666*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
Engineering Manager
$174,942*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
Data Scientist
$129,480*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
Senior Developer
$147,165*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
DevOps
$122,024*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
Developer
$119,575*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
QA Manager
$130,971*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k
QA
$98,452*
Est. Salary
$73k
$98k
$131k
$255k
$280k
$473k
$500k

Marketing Department (10)

Director of Marketing
$193,919*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Global Marketing Manager
$145,932*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Senior Marketing Manager
$161,044*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Marketing Manager
$111,890*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Brand Manager
$116,526*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Marketing Operations
$109,466*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
SEO Specialist
$74,386*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Business Analyst
$89,117*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Copywriter
$85,111*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k
Marketing Associate
$74,594*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$85k
$179k
$200k
$350k
$375k

Design Department (4)

Senior Designer
$131,467*
Est. Salary
$58k
$91k
$103k
$170k
$293k
Designer
$103,282*
Est. Salary
$58k
$91k
$103k
$170k
$293k
Web/Visual Designer
$91,264*
Est. Salary
$58k
$91k
$103k
$170k
$293k
Graphic Designer
$78,825*
Est. Salary
$58k
$91k
$103k
$170k
$293k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$178,049*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$120k
$178k
$340k
$350k
Business Analyst
$89,117*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$120k
$178k
$340k
$350k
Operations Manager
$117,519*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$120k
$178k
$340k
$350k
Office Manager
$61,720*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$120k
$178k
$340k
$350k

Admin Department (4)

Executive Assistant
$71,431*
Est. Salary
$32k
$39k
$47k
$71k
$98k
$162k
Admin Assistant
$49,025*
Est. Salary
$32k
$39k
$47k
$71k
$98k
$162k
Secretary
$47,187*
Est. Salary
$32k
$39k
$47k
$71k
$98k
$162k
Receptionist
$39,168*
Est. Salary
$32k
$39k
$47k
$71k
$98k
$162k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development
$206,378*
Est. Salary
$73k
$106k
$117k
$206k
$306k
$390k
Account Executive
$105,968*
Est. Salary
$73k
$106k
$117k
$206k
$306k
$390k
Business Development Manager
$152,609*
Est. Salary
$73k
$106k
$117k
$206k
$306k
$390k
Account Manager
$117,112*
Est. Salary
$73k
$106k
$117k
$206k
$306k
$390k

Finance Department (5)

Director of Finance
$182,306*
Est. Salary
$50k
$91k
$105k
$225k
$600k
Accounting Manager
$120,945*
Est. Salary
$50k
$91k
$105k
$225k
$600k
Senior Accountant
$91,362*
Est. Salary
$50k
$91k
$105k
$225k
$600k
Accountant
$70,525*
Est. Salary
$50k
$91k
$105k
$225k
$600k
Financial Analyst
$105,000
Avg. Salary
$50k
$91k
$105k
$225k
$600k

Communications Department (2)

Director of PR
$173,108*
Est. Salary
$30k
$96k
$200k
$256k
Editor
$89,652*
Est. Salary
$30k
$96k
$200k
$256k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$86,877*
Est. Salary
$32k
$45k
$105k
$165k
$200k
Technical Support
$65,602*
Est. Salary
$32k
$45k
$105k
$165k
$200k
CS Rep
$45,303*
Est. Salary
$32k
$45k
$105k
$165k
$200k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$184,603*
Est. Salary
$50k
$71k
$104k
$205k
$292k
$430k
HR Manager
$117,787*
Est. Salary
$50k
$71k
$104k
$205k
$292k
$430k
Recruiter
$103,700*
Est. Salary
$50k
$71k
$104k
$205k
$292k
$430k

IT Department (6)

Director of IT
$180,775*
Est. Salary
$42k
$57k
$93k
$193k
$290k
$320k
$400k
IT Manager
$128,131*
Est. Salary
$42k
$57k
$93k
$193k
$290k
$320k
$400k
Project Manager
$111,690*
Est. Salary
$42k
$57k
$93k
$193k
$290k
$320k
$400k
SysAdmin
$92,719*
Est. Salary
$42k
$57k
$93k
$193k
$290k
$320k
$400k
IT Support Engineer
$90,171*
Est. Salary
$42k
$57k
$93k
$193k
$290k
$320k
$400k
Desktop Support
$56,805*
Est. Salary
$42k
$57k
$93k
$193k
$290k
$320k
$400k

Legal Department (2)

General Counsel
$204,876*
Est. Salary
$93k
$142k
$203k
$370k
$387k
Corporate Counsel
$188,095*
Est. Salary
$93k
$142k
$203k
$370k
$387k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$233,289*
Est. Salary
$52k
$64k
$131k
$233k
$340k
$409k
$480k
Sales Manager
$143,887*
Est. Salary
$52k
$64k
$131k
$233k
$340k
$409k
$480k
Sales Engineer
$151,606*
Est. Salary
$52k
$64k
$131k
$233k
$340k
$409k
$480k
Sales Rep
$130,913*
Est. Salary
$52k
$64k
$131k
$233k
$340k
$409k
$480k
Sales Associate
$64,303*
Est. Salary
$52k
$64k
$131k
$233k
$340k
$409k
$480k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Executive Salaries at Principal Financial Group

Name
Title
Salary
Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.
Executive VP & CFO
$489k
$2.53M
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