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Principal Life Insurance Company

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Median yearly base wage$78,600n=35 eligible

Middle 50% of yearly wages$74,211 – $88,648

Most reported worksiteDes Moines, IA29 matching filings

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Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Principal Life Insurance Company	Equity Analyst	Filing details $95,000 /yr I-200-21139-324675 Reported wage: $95,000 / year Annualized: $95,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-05-25 Employment end: 2024-05-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	05/18/2021	05/31/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Actuarial Associate	Filing details $103,968.18 /yr I-200-21086-179590 Reported wage: $103,968.18 / year Annualized: $103,968 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-04-02 Employment end: 2024-08-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/27/2021	08/09/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Managing Medical Director	Filing details $187,400 /yr I-200-21067-127163 Reported wage: $187,400 / year Annualized: $187,400 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-15 Employment end: 2024-08-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/08/2021	08/23/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Operations Research Scientist	Filing details $79,050 /yr I-200-21067-127170 Reported wage: $79,050 / year Annualized: $79,050 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-15 Employment end: 2024-08-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/08/2021	08/23/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Operations Research Scientist	Filing details $86,700 /yr I-200-21067-127183 Reported wage: $86,700 / year Annualized: $86,700 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-15 Employment end: 2024-08-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/08/2021	08/23/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Operations Research Scientist	Filing details $79,050 /yr I-200-21067-127216 Reported wage: $79,050 / year Annualized: $79,050 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-15 Employment end: 2024-08-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/08/2021	08/23/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Research Associate	Filing details $90,000 /yr I-200-21067-127222 Reported wage: $90,000 / year Annualized: $90,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-15 Employment end: 2024-08-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/08/2021	08/23/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Research Associate	Filing details $87,295 /yr I-200-21067-127238 Reported wage: $87,295 / year Annualized: $87,295 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-15 Employment end: 2024-08-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/08/2021	08/23/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Analyst	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-21041-069751 Reported wage: $168,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-02-18 Employment end: 2024-02-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Secaucus, NJ	02/10/2021	02/15/2021
Principal Life Insurance Company	Research Associate	Filing details $85,000 /yr I-200-20065-378032 Reported wage: $85,000 / year Annualized: $85,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-11 Employment end: 2023-08-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/04/2020	08/17/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Operations Research Scientist	Filing details $77,500 /yr I-200-20065-378107 Reported wage: $77,500–$85,000 / year Annualized: $77,500 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-11 Employment end: 2023-08-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/04/2020	08/17/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Operations Research Scientist	Filing details $77,500 /yr I-200-20065-378114 Reported wage: $77,500–$85,000 / year Annualized: $77,500 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-11 Employment end: 2023-08-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/04/2020	08/17/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Operations Research Scientist	Filing details $77,500 /yr I-200-20065-378116 Reported wage: $77,500–$85,000 / year Annualized: $77,500 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-11 Employment end: 2023-08-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/04/2020	08/17/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Operations Research Scientist	Filing details $77,500 /yr I-200-20065-378127 Reported wage: $77,500–$85,000 / year Annualized: $77,500 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-11 Employment end: 2023-08-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/04/2020	08/17/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company	Associate Medical Director	Filing details $172,000 /yr I-200-20063-373518 Reported wage: $172,000 / year Annualized: $172,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-10 Employment end: 2023-08-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/03/2020	08/29/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company	Relationship Director International Private Equity	Filing details $75,000 /yr I-200-20014-251951 Reported wage: $75,000 / year Annualized: $75,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-01-21 Employment end: 2023-01-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Miami, FL	01/14/2020	01/27/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company	Quantitative Analyst	Filing details $91,520 /yr I-200-18058-402643 Reported wage: $91,520 / year Annualized: $91,520 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-10-02 Employment end: 2021-08-16 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	03/12/2018	08/16/2018
Principal Life Insurance Company	Analyst	Filing details $73,421 /yr I-200-19155-813544 Reported wage: $73,421 / year Annualized: $73,421 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-06-21 Employment end: 2022-08-18 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IOWA	06/17/2019	08/18/2019
Principal Life Insurance Company	Actuarial Associate	Filing details $95,800 /yr I-200-19149-622398 Reported wage: $95,800 / year Annualized: $95,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-06-18 Employment end: 2022-08-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IOWA	06/12/2019	08/20/2019
Principal Life Insurance Company	Research Associate	Filing details $50,000 /yr I-200-15357-385421 Reported wage: $50,000–$70,000 / year Annualized: $50,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-04-24 Employment end: 2019-08-11 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IA	02/24/2016	08/11/2016
Principal Life Insurance Company	Actuarial Assistant	Filing details $78,600 /yr I-200-19041-293308 Reported wage: $78,600–$78,600 / year Annualized: $78,600 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-12 Employment end: 2022-08-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IOWA	03/06/2019	08/15/2019
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Ops Research Scientist	Filing details $80,000 /yr I-200-19041-306646 Reported wage: $80,000–$80,000 / year Annualized: $80,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-11 Employment end: 2022-08-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IOWA	03/05/2019	08/15/2019
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Ops Research Scientist	Filing details $77,500 /yr I-200-19041-327151 Reported wage: $77,500–$77,500 / year Annualized: $77,500 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-11 Employment end: 2022-08-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IOWA	03/05/2019	08/15/2019
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Ops Research Scientist Ii	Filing details $110,000 /yr I-200-19041-641429 Reported wage: $110,000–$110,000 / year Annualized: $110,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-11 Employment end: 2022-08-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IOWA	03/05/2019	08/15/2019
Principal Life Insurance Company	Data & Ops Research Scientist	Filing details $80,000 /yr I-200-19041-752137 Reported wage: $80,000–$80,000 / year Annualized: $80,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-11 Employment end: 2022-08-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Des Moines, IOWA	03/05/2019	08/15/2019

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About Principal Life Insurance Company H-1B salary records

This view contains 39 matching filings across all loaded fiscal years. The median reported yearly base wage is $78,600, based on 35 certified filings with positive yearly pay. These are filing-level observations, not unique employees or total compensation.

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Principal Life Insurance Company insights

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Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20219 filings$90,000 median · n=9

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$75k–$100kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 35 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Salary ranges by role

Which common roles report higher base wages?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed roles, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Salary ranges by city

How does reported pay differ across common worksites?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

DES MOINES, IA$77,500 median

Typical range: $68,900–$87,29525 salary records

$0$50,000$100,000

Up to six of the eight most-filed worksites, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

89.7%Certified LCAs

Certified35 89.7%

Certified - Withdrawn4 10.3%

Denominator: all 39 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$78,600Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$61,800

25th percentile$74,211

Median (50th)$78,600

75th percentile$88,648

90th percentile$107,587

n=35 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology