Average total pay: $100,998
For: Sales Representative*Best companies rank: 65
This maker of eye care products (they supply virtually every ophthalmologic product except for eyeglasses and contact lenses) is 75 percent owned by Nestle but has a stock market listing of its own - as well as a very strong culture developed in Texas over 60 years. Alcon has worldwide sales of $4.5 billion, about half of that in the U.S.
Alcon has a 401k retirement plan that may eclipse all others. It automatically funds each employee account with a 7 percent of pay contribution - and then it matches dollar-for-dollar employee contributions up to 5 percent of pay.
*Most common salaried job
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