100 Best Companies to Work For 

Big pay: Annual pay
Rank Company Best Cos. rank Most common job title Average annual pay**
1 Bingham McCutchen 30 Associate $256,312
2 Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network 76 Physicians $244,605
3 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 87 Associate $240,955
4 Alston & Bird 36 Associate $203,655
5 Perkins Coie 82 Associate $190,126
6 Devon Energy 13 Engineer $186,882
7 Salesforce.com 55 Senior Sales Engineer $172,303
8 Arnold & Porter 21 Associate $172,192
9 Adobe Systems 11 Sr. Computer Scientist Software Development $165,947
10 EOG Resources 40 Engineer $158,302
11 Goldman Sachs 9 Other Exempt (i.e. Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates and Professional Non-Exempt) $144,994
12 Boston Consulting Group 3 Consultant $141,111
13 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants 95 General Manager $134,769
14 NetApp 1 Member Technical Staff, Software 4 $134,716
15 Cisco Systems 6 Software Engineer IV $131,703
16 eBay 83 Software Engineer 4 $129,099
17 Robert W. Baird 14 Financial Analyst $128,700
18 Texas Instruments 65 Electrical Design Engineer $126,192
19 Shared Technologies 18 Sales Rep $123,590
20 Juniper Networks 84 Member of Technical Staff 4 $123,396
21 Scripps Health 59 Manager-Director $121,908
22 MITRE 66 Lead Information Systems Engineer $121,317
23 T-Mobile 96 Manager $120,756
24 Chesapeake Energy 73 Toolpusher $120,576
25 Nugget Market 10 Store Director $116,444
26 S.C. Johnson & Son 81 Senior Research Assistant $114,663
27 Microsoft 38 Software Development Engineer $112,399
28 Johnson Financial Group 25 VP Commercial Relationship Manager $112,304
29 Genentech 7 Clinical Specialist $112,202
30 DreamWorks Animation SKG 47 Software Engineer $112,100
31 Publix Super Markets 88 Store Manager $109,989
32 Booz Allen Hamilton 52 Associate $108,150
33 Burns & McDonnell 50 Mechanical Engineer $107,900
34 Atlantic Health 75 Manager $107,448
35 Gilbane 91 Project Manager $105,864
36 Ernst & Young 51 Manager - a client-serving position $103,164
37 Novo Nordisk 57 Diabetes Field Sales $102,064
38 OhioHealth 19 Nurse Manager $102,048
39 Qualcomm 16 Sr. Engineer $102,030
40 Valero Energy 93 Supervisor, Maintenance $101,602
41 PCL Construction Enterprises 28 Superintendent $100,047
42 Alcon Laboratories 74 Sales Representative $99,948
43 CH2M HILL 86 Engineer $99,703
44 Baptist Health South Florida 79 Assistant Nurse Manager $95,783
45 American Fidelity Assurance 46 Sales (Commission/Sales) $95,701
46 PricewaterhouseCoopers 58 Manager/Supervisor $95,082
47 Recreational Equipment (REI) 12 Retail Store Manager $92,298
48 Milliken 64 Sales $90,000
49 Methodist Hospital System 8 Manager Nursing $88,791
50 Principal Financial Group 17 IT Application Analyst Senior $88,241
51 Northwest Community Hospital 77 Clinical Coordinator $88,130
52 Southern Ohio Medical Center 68 Nurse Manager $87,302
53 Scottrade 60 Branch Manager $85,748
54 Zappos.com 23 Software Engineer $85,582
55 NuStar Energy 44 Terminal Manager $85,149
56 Accenture 97 Consultant $83,900
57 Deloitte 61 Senior / Senior Consultant $83,488
58 Kimley-Horn & Associates 35 Experienced analyst $81,543
59 Men's Wearhouse 71 Professional $80,525
60 SRA International 100 Analyst $78,047
61 Edward Jones 2 Senior Programmer Analyst $77,333
62 FedEx 90 Operations Manager $76,873
63 TDIndustries 37 Superintendent $76,515
64 King's Daughters Medical Cntr. 45 Nurse Manager $76,064
65 National Instruments 69 Engineer.Staff 2.Software $75,187
66 KPMG 56 Senior Associate $75,000
67 Vanderbilt University 98 Registered Nurses $74,948
68 Herman Miller 89 Engineer 3 $72,306
69 Whole Foods Market 22 Assoc. Store Team Leader $72,219
70 Arkansas Children's Hospital 85 RN III $70,559
71 Stew Leonard's 53 Store Manager $70,470
72 Plante & Moran 42 Audit Staff $65,500
73 Quicken Loans 29 Mortgage Banker $64,189
74 Stanley 70 System Analyst II $64,096
75 QuikTrip 27 Store Manager $62,936
76 Marriott International 78 Sales Manager $62,925
77 CarMax 31 Purchasing $62,484
78 Camden Property Trust 41 Community Manager $62,223
79 Rackspace Hosting 43 Windows Admin II $59,633
80 Aflac 26 Supervisor, Operations $58,651
81 Bright Horizons 80 Director $56,456
82 Four Seasons Hotels 92 Asst. Food & Beverage Mgr. $52,107
83 Build-A-Bear Workshop 94 Chief Workshop Manager $51,873
84 Wegmans Food Markets 5 Store Department Manager $51,350
85 Umpqua Bank 34 Store Managers $51,064
86 Nordstrom 72 Sales Department Manager $49,500
87 General Mills 99 Retail Sales Representative $45,759
88 Container Store 32 Store Sales $45,303
89 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 67 Business Operations Coordinator $45,065
90 Starbucks 24 Store Manager $44,966
91 Erickson Retirement Communities 54 Service Manager $44,882
From the February 2, 2009 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 2007 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.
** For employees in that role.
An earlier version listed an incorrect pay number for Chesapeake Energy. The correct amount is $120,576, not $178,108, which moves Chesapeake from #7 among top payers to #24. The rankings have been adjusted accordingly.
Find the right company for you
What qualities are you looking for in a great employer? Use our tool to find the companies on our list that suit you best.
Company size Large Small Ignore
Number of women High Low Ignore
Ethnically diverse Yes No Ignore
Extra training Yes No Ignore
Job growth High Low Ignore
Low turnover Yes No Ignore
State:
For multiple selections,
hold down the <Ctrl> key
How it works
Video
To choose the 100 Best, we conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. More than 81,000 employees from 353 companies responded to a 57-question survey created by the Great Place to Work Institute. More
Current Issue
  • Give the gift of Fortune
  • Get the Fortune app
  • Subscribe

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.