Principal Life Insurance Company H-1B wage filings
Des Moines, IA. Last filed in fiscal 2021. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Principal Life Insurance Company filed 17 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2021. The median wage it offered was $86,700, 43.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Data & Operations Research Scientist (7 filings, median $77,500).
- Filings since FY2020
- 17
- Positions covered
- 17
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 9
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2021
Offered wage since 2020
Principal Life Insurance Company's median H-1B wage offer rose 16%, from $77,500 in fiscal 2020 to $90,000 in fiscal 2021. In fiscal 2021 it was 47.5% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2021, with 9 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Principal Life Insurance Company by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | $90,000 | +16.1% | $53,581 | +47.5% |
| 2020 | 8 | $77,500 | n/a | $55,890 | +38.7% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data & Operations Research Scientist | 7 | $77,500 | +38.7% | |
| Research Associate | 3 | $87,295 | +62.9% | |
| Actuarial Associate | 1 | $103,968 | +14.8% | |
| Analyst | 1 | $168,000 | +4.1% | |
| Associate Medical Director | 1 | $172,000 | +90.6% | |
| Equity Analyst | 1 | $95,000 | +35.4% | |
| Managing Medical Director | 1 | $187,400 | +134.6% | |
| Quantitative Analyst | 1 | $91,520 | ||
| Relationship Director International Private Equity | 1 | $75,000 | +15.4% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA | 15 | $86,700 |
| Miami, FL | 1 | $75,000 |
| Secaucus, NJ | 1 | $168,000 |
By visa type: 17 H-1B. By outcome: 16 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Principal Life Insurance Company attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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