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Best compensation
 
1 Nixon Peabody 49 Associate Attorney $181,099
2 Bingham McCutchen 94 Associate $180,050
3 Alston & Bird 19 Associate Attorney $166,300
4 Adobe Systems 31 Senior Computer Scientist $161,127
5 Arnold & Porter 26 Associates $155,929
6 EOG Resources 83 Engineer $145,750
7 Perkins Coie 64 Associate $142,027
8 SRA International 61 Project Manager $129,642
9 Boston Consulting Grp. 8 Consultant $129,071
10 Goldman Sachs 36 Other Exempt (Analyst, Program Analyst and Associate) $129,000
11 Network Appliance 6 MTS Software 4 $129,000
12 Yahoo 44 Technical Yahoo Senior $126,000
13 Cisco Systems 11 Software Engineer IV $123,021
14 Microsoft 50 Software Developer $118,500
15 Jones Lang LaSalle 66 Vice President $116,566
16 Robert W. Baird 38 Financial Analyst $116,000
17 Kimley-Horn & Assoc. 28 Project Manager $115,938
18 MITRE 60 Lead Information Systems Engineer $112,656
19 Texas Instruments 87 Electrical Design Engineer $109,223
20 American Century Invest. 15 Programmer/Analyst Specialist $105,000
21 S.C. Johnson & Son 7 Sr. Research Scientist $104,192
22 Publix Super Markets 57 Store Manager $103,981
23 Dow Corning 55 Supply Chain $102,093
24 Alcon Laboratories 65 Sales Representative $100,998
25 Booz Allen Hamilton 63 Associate $100,800
26 Capital One Financial 84 Project Manager $100,393
27 American Express 74 Project Manager-Technologies $99,221
28 Nugget Market 13 Store Director $98,833
29 AstraZeneca 71 Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist $97,835
30 SAS Institute 48 Systems developer $97,276
31 Ernst & Young 25 Manager - a client serving position $95,905
32 Qualcomm 14 Engineer, Senior $95,345
33 Baptist Health S. Florida 81 Assistant Manager, Patient Care $93,498
34 Principal Financial Grp. 77 IT Application Analyst Sr. $93,419
35 Paychex 70 Sales Representative $91,774
36 Vision Service Plan 23 Application Developer III $90,296
37 Medtronic 72 Engineer $89,985
38 PCL Construction 42 Superintendent $88,300
39 Recreational Equip. (REI) 27 Retail Store Manager $87,519
40 Procter & Gamble 68 Production Department Manager $87,400
41 Valero Energy 22 IS Specialist $86,915
42 Methodist Hospital Sys. 9 Manager, Nursing $86,783
43 David Weekley Homes 12 Sales Consultant $86,659
44 PricewaterhouseCoopers 58 Manager/Supervisor $86,307
45 Genzyme 43 Researcher/Scientist $85,973
46 Memorial Health 91 Registered Nurse Clinical Mgr $83,170
47 Quicken Loans 17 Mortgage Banker $82,000
48 Northwest Community Hospital 37 Clinical Coordinator $81,224
49 Men's Wearhouse 90 Professional (Information & Technology) $80,289
50 Deloitte & Touche USA 76 Senior/Senior Consultant $77,011
51 Genentech 2 Research Associate $76,000
52 Edward Jones 29 Senior Programmer Analyst $75,616
53 Whole Foods Market 5 Associate Store Team Leader $72,894
54 A.G. Edwards 99 Headquarters Management & Professional Support $71,548
55 National Instruments 86 Engineer 2 Staff $69,866
56 TDIndustries 79 Superintendent $69,706
57 Standard Pacific 85 Construction Manager $69,400
58 First Horizon National 46 Enterprise Technician $68,926
59 OhioHealth 52 Case Manager $68,755
60 Granite Construction 56 Engineering $67,497
61 Synovus 98 Program Analyst $67,491
62 Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Ntwrk. 80 Patient Care Coordinator $66,565
63 Plante & Moran 32 Auditor $65,000
64 Milliken 93 Product/Process Improvement $62,000
65 Stew Leonard's 51 Store Manager $60,870
66 QuikTrip 20 Store Manager $60,525
67 CarMax 88 Buyers $59,385
68 CDW 82 Account Manager $58,520
69 IKEA North America 96 Sales Manager $58,487
70 Aflac 73 Supervisor $57,363
71 Pella 59 Department Manager $57,172
72 Stanley 100 Systems Analyst II $56,867
73 Timberland 78 Manager Store Sales $54,453
74 Marriott International 89 Sales Manager $54,274
75 KPMG 97 Associate $53,880
76 Bright Horizons 92 Director $53,000
77 J.M. Smucker 39 Production Supervisor $51,713
78 HomeBanc Mortgage 67 Underwriters $51,624
79 Umpqua Bank 34 Store Manager $50,078
80 Baptist Health Care 54 Manager $48,921
81 Nordstrom 24 Sales Department Manager $48,500
82 Wegmans Food Markets 3 Store Department Manager $47,775
83 Four Seasons Hotels 53 Assistant Food & Beverage Manager $47,256
84 Starbucks Coffee 16 Store Manager $43,598
85 Station Casinos 18 Casino Floorperson $43,427
86 Container Store 4 Store Sales $42,630
87 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 35 Business Operations Coordinator $42,354
88 Nike 69 MGR/Department/Retail $39,128
89 JM Family Enterprises 41 Operations Account Representative $36,350
90 American Fidelity Assur. 47 Account Representative $33,559
From the January 22, 2007 issue
Notes:
*For employees in that role
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 2005 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 salaried and hourly employees.
Best companies by state
These states are headquarters for the highest number of America's Top Employers.
California 13
Texas 11
New York 9
Job growth
Google added 2,229 jobs last year, making it the fastest-growing of our Best Companies.
Google 67
Capital One Financial 59
Adobe Systems 33
Best benefits
These companies have the best benefit options.
Child care: Men's Wearhouse
Telecommuting: Cisco Systems
Work-life balance: Recreational Equipment (REI)
How we pick the 100 best
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