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To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work for, Fortune partners with Great Place to Work Institute® to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Of some 1,500 firms that were contacted, 407 companies participated in this year's survey. Nearly 100,000 employees at those companies responded to a 57-question survey created by the Great Place to Work Institute®, a global research and consulting firm with offices in 30 countries. More

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21. Principal Financial Group (PFG)

What makes it so great?

A new child-care center is in the works, you can buy extra time off, and the majority get retirement benefits of 100% of income.

Headquarters: Des Moines, IA
2006 revenue ($ millions): 9,826
Website: www.principal.com

Employees  
U.S. employees 13,438
Employees outside U.S. 2,717
Jobs  
New jobs (1 year) 424
% job growth (1 year) 3
% voluntary turnover 9
Applicants 19,842
Pay Average annual pay*
Most common job (salaried):
IT Application Analyst Sr.		 $95,308
Most common job (hourly):
Client Service Associate		 $38,051
Benefits  
Professional training (hrs./yr.) 16
Paid sabbaticals No
Onsite child care No
Health  
100% health-care coverage No
Onsite fitness center Yes
Subsidized gym membership Yes
Work-life  
Job sharing program Yes
Compressed workweek Yes
Telecommuting Yes
Diversity  
% minorities 8%
% women 67%
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?		 Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples?		 Yes

From the February 4, 2008 issue

Notes:
N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2006 or latest fiscal year. All data based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of full-time salaried and hourly employees.

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