PFG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #10 of 56 in industry

Principal Financial Group Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $13.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $87,867 · Insurance Carriers.

Insurance Carriers peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-06
Industry
Insurance Carriers
Industry rank
#10/56

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
155:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$13.6M
Median worker
$87,867

Answer first

Principal Financial Group Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $13.6M ranks #353 of 1,423 complete filings; its 155:1 pay ratio ranks #419. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $87,867. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-63 peer cohort (# 10 of 56, 84th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Insurance Carriers companies.

Dollar rank
#353
$13.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#419
155:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
84th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Principal Financial Group Inc ranks nationally

Principal Financial Group Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$13,638,611 Top 25% higher than 75% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Principal Financial Group Inc vs. Insurance Carriers peers

CEO total pay ($13.6M) against pay ratio (155:1) for Principal Financial Group Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Insurance Carriers industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both8042378.89508058.610973738.512439418.413905098.364.5:189.0:1113.5:1138.0:1162.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Principal Financial Group Inc, CEO total pay: 13638611 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 155:1Principal Financial Group IncAlignment Healthcare, Inc., CEO total pay: 11259080 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 158:1Alignment Healthcare, Inc.Globe Life Inc., CEO total pay: 9468963 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 152:1Globe Life Inc.Fidelity National Financial, Inc., CEO total pay: 11646893 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 137:1Fidelity National Financial, Inc.KEMPER Corp, CEO total pay: 8413496 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 127:1KEMPER CorpJackson Financial Inc., CEO total pay: 11478687 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 117:1Jackson Financial Inc.
Principal Financial Group Inc vs. Insurance Carriers peers, plotted against the industry's $8.3M median CEO total and 69:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Insurance Carriers peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 51 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 63. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Principal Financial Group Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Principal Financial Group Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
155:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-59:1
from FY2024 214:1
CEO $ YoY
-17%
$13.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Principal Financial Group Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $17.8M - $75,348 236:1 -
2022 $14.2M -20% $75,463 189:1 -47:1
2023 $15.1M +6.3% $78,155 194:1 +5:1
2024 $16.5M +9.1% $77,166 214:1 +20:1
2025 $13.6M -17% $87,867 155:1 -59:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1126328, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Insurance Carriers

This Company's Ratio
155:1
Industry Median Ratio
69:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.3M
This CEO's Pay
$13.6M
Companies in Industry
56
vs. Industry Median
Above
#10 of 56 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Insurance Carriers →

Principal Financial Group Inc: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Principal Financial Group Inc's FY2025 ratio 155:1 ranks #10 of 56 Insurance Carriers filers (84th percentile). the CEO earned 155× the median employee ($87,867) in FY2025.

Median employee $87,867 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 155 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$13.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

155:1

Elevated vs. peers

Principal Financial Group Inc in the higher Insurance Carriers third

Principal Financial Group Inc's FY2025 ratio 155:1 ranks #10 of 56 Insurance Carriers filers (84th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Insurance Carriers (SIC 63) median ratio is 69:1 across 56 FY2025 filers; Principal Financial Group Inc's $13.6M CEO total is above the $8.3M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #353 and ratio rank #419 split - treat 155:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Insurance Carriers peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$13.6M
Median Employee Pay
$87,867
Pay Ratio
155:1
Filing Date
2026-04-06

Company Info

Ticker
PFG
CIK
1126328
Industry
Insurance Carriers
SIC Code
6321
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1126328, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Principal Financial Group Inc's FY2025 ratio 155:1 ranks #10 of 56 Insurance Carriers filers (84th percentile).

Read with Principal Financial Group Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Evercore Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.6M (Δ $36K lighter vs Principal Financial Group Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Healthequity, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.6M (Δ $57K lighter vs Principal Financial Group Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.6M (Δ $57K lighter vs Principal Financial Group Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.6M (Δ $73K lighter vs Principal Financial Group Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (SIC 63 pole)

Alignment Healthcare, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Principal Financial Group Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #353/#419

Principal Financial Group Inc's FY2025 package sits #353 by CEO dollars and #419 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Principal Financial Group Inc's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Principal Financial Group Inc (CIK 1126328), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.