Fortune 1000 rank: 892
Best Companies rank: 90
No. of U.S. employees: 11,508
Most common salaried job (Avg. Pay):
Professional (Information & Technology) ($80,289)
What makes it so great? CEO-founder George Zimmer promotes from within--100% of multi-store managers started on the sales floor. Wardrobe consultants earn commissions of 9.7%, compared with the industry norm of 6% to 7%.