What they were paid
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $115,000 | $200,037 | — | — | $315,037 |
| FY2024 | $115,000 | $199,959 | $0 | $0 | $314,959 |
| FY2023 | $115,000 | $184,965 | $0 | $0 | $299,965 |
| FY2022 | $115,000 | $169,991 | — | — | $284,991 |
| FY2021 | $112,500 | $164,988 | — | — | $277,488 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC DEF 14A filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-039920, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC filed document, accession 0001104659-26-039920. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 6, 2026.
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$315,037 Blair C. Pickerell, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of April 6, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL pays directors a $115,000 cash retainer and $220,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Nominating/Governance · Finance · Human Resources
The rest of the PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Rivera | Independent Director | $315,037 |
| Clare S. Richer | Independent Director | $352,537 |
| Claudio N. Muruzabal | Independent Director | $315,037 |
| Deanna D. Strable-Soethout | Chair of the Board | — |
| Diane C. Nordin | Independent Director | $352,537 |
| H. Elizabeth Mitchell | Independent Director | $315,037 |
| Jocelyn Carter-Miller | Independent Director | $342,537 |
| Jonathan S. Auerbach | Independent Director | $315,037 |
| Mary E. Maliz Beams | Independent Director | $315,037 |
| Roger C. Hochschild | Independent Director | $342,537 |
| Scott M. Mills | Lead Independent Director | $370,037 |
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