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100 Best Companies to Work For
2009
2008
2007
2006
1
Scripps Health
56
Registered Nurse
$97,137
2
Network Appliance
14
Executive Assistant 1
$82,479
3
Methodist Hospital System
10
RN Clinical Colleague
$78,746
4
OhioHealth
18
Staff Registered Nurse
$77,175
5
Shared Technologies
25
Technician
$76,343
6
Devon Energy
48
Lease Operator
$73,998
7
PCL Construction Enterprises
77
Carpenter
$71,635
8
Bingham McCutchen
41
Legal Secretary
$69,016
9
Griffin Hospital
49
Registered Nurses
$68,640
10
Nixon Peabody
66
Secretary
$67,733
11
Baptist Health South Fla.
94
Clinical Nurse I
$67,406
12
Qualcomm
8
IT Engineer
$66,838
13
EOG Resources
64
Lease Operator
$64,714
14
Alston & Bird
31
Legal Secretary
$64,443
15
Adobe Systems
40
Administrative Assistant
$64,332
16
Healthways
80
Registered Nurses
$63,545
17
Booz Allen Hamilton
81
Executive Assistant
$61,850
18
Arkansas Children's Hospital
76
RN II
$61,266
19
Perkins Coie
55
Legal Secretary
$61,260
20
Boston Consulting Group
11
Executive Assistant
$61,197
21
Genentech
5
Senior Manufacturing Technician - BioProcess
$60,138
22
Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network
85
Registered Nurse
$60,043
23
Southern Ohio Medical Center
75
Registered Nurse
$58,407
24
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
45
Staff Nurse - Colleague
$58,139
25
King's Daughters Medical Center
63
Registered Nurse
$57,722
26
Station Casinos
33
Table Games Dealer
$57,568
27
Cisco Systems
6
Sales Administrator
$57,177
28
Arnold & Porter
19
Legal Secretaries
$56,826
29
Ernst & Young
57
Administrative Assistant
$56,188
30
Yahoo
87
Inside Sales Representative
$55,654
31
CH2M HILL
54
D & D skilled trade
$55,390
32
KPMG
71
Senior Administrative Assistant
$54,922
33
Deloitte & Touche USA
95
Administrative Assistant
$54,749
34
Mattel
70
Administrative Assistant
$54,602
35
PricewaterhouseCoopers
90
Executive Assistant
$53,500
36
MITRE
42
Office Administration Specialist
$52,329
37
General Mills
69
Operator (semi-skilled)
$49,055
38
Scottrade
58
Branch Stockbroker
$48,189
39
S.C. Johnson & Son
27
Administrative Assistant
$47,572
40
Chesapeake Energy
61
Floorman
$46,629
41
David Evans & Associates
73
CAD Technician
$46,616
42
Texas Instruments
100
Wafer Fab Specialist
$46,453
43
Granite Construction
74
Journeyman
$46,090
44
SAS Institute
29
Office Administrator
$45,636
45
David Weekley Homes
17
Builder Service Rep
$45,251
46
Kimley-Horn & Associates
38
Administrative support
$45,062
47
TDIndustries
35
Skilled Craftperson
$45,005
48
American Century Investments
22
N.A.
$44,550
49
CarMax
46
Sales Consultant
$44,124
50
SRA International
99
Administrative Assistant
$43,467
51
FedEx
97
Courier-FedEx Express
$42,354
52
Quicken Loans
2
Mortgage Loan Processor
$41,780
53
Rackspace Managed Hosting
32
Data Center Operations Technician
$41,400
54
QuikTrip
28
Night Assistant Manager
$40,189
55
Robert W. Baird
39
Client Relationship Assistant
$39,405
56
Valero Energy
67
Customer Service Representative (Retail)
$39,218
57
Milliken
92
Senior Machine Operator
$39,000
58
AstraZeneca
83
Product Operator
$38,753
59
American Fidelity Assurance
24
Customer Service
$38,213
60
Principal Financial Group
21
Client Service Associate
$38,051
61
Nordstrom
36
Salesperson
$37,900
62
Sherwin-Williams
98
Warehouse Operating Technician
$37,423
63
Starbucks
7
Coordinator II
$37,390
64
Vision Service Plan
53
Customer Service Representative
$36,405
65
American Express
62
Travel Counselor
$36,222
66
Plante & Moran
44
Secretary
$35,800
67
FactSet Research Systems
52
Systems Operator
$35,340
68
Herman Miller
96
Manufacturing Associate
$34,885
69
Alcon Laboratories
60
Operator
$34,598
70
Camden Property Trust
50
Leasing Consultant
$34,583
71
J. M. Smucker
47
Customer Service Representative
$34,413
72
National Instruments
79
Administrative Specialist Staff 2
$34,162
73
Nugget Markets
12
Checker
$33,338
74
Nike
82
Material Handler
$33,299
75
Container Store
20
Distribution Center
$32,939
76
Navy Federal Credit Union
78
Member Service Representative
$32,458
77
Edward Jones
4
Branch Office Administrators
$32,454
78
Stew Leonard's
26
Production Assistant
$31,439
79
Aflac
30
Customer Service Specialist II
$30,733
80
eBay
68
Customer Contact Agent 2
$29,876
81
Stanley
84
Passport Associate
$28,935
82
Umpqua Bank
13
Universal Associate
$28,464
83
Publix Super Markets
91
Grocery Clerk
$27,934
84
Wegmans Food Markets
3
Customer Service
$27,414
85
Erickson Retirement Communities
93
RG Nursing Assistant Level I
$26,212
86
Four Seasons Hotels
88
Guest Room Attendant
$26,181
87
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
89
Teacher
$25,449
88
Whole Foods Market
16
Cashier
$23,431
89
Marriott International
72
Housekeeper
$22,863
90
Johnson Financial Group
37
Teller I
$21,269
91
Recreational Equipment (REI)
34
Retail Sales Specialist
$20,402
From the February 4, 2008 issue