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Best big companies to work for

See the 37 companies that made both the Fortune 1000 and Best Companies to Work For lists this year.

Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
Fortune 1000 rank: 411
Best Companies rank: 5
No. of U.S. employees: 37,806
Most common salaried job (Avg. Pay):
Associate Store Team Leader ($72,894)

What makes it so great? Whole Foods has long had a salary cap limiting pay of top execs, currently at 19 times average full-time pay. But founder and CEO John Mackey went further, reducing his salary to $1 and forgoing all future stock options.

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