100 Best Companies to Work For

Big pay: Annual pay

Rank	Company	Best Cos. rank	Most common job title	Average annual pay^**
1	Hitachi Data Systems	86	Sales Function/Customer Support Engineer	$132,341
2	Scripps Health	56	Registered Nurse	$108,483
3	Qualcomm	23	IT Engineer, Senior	$99,000
4	Adobe	41	Executive Assistant 5	$92,792
5	Cisco	90	Software Engineer II	$91,791
6	Atlantic Health	65	Registered Nurse	$90,422
7	NuStar Energy	15	Sr. Terminal Operator	$88,564
8	Methodist Hospital	53	Registered Nurse II	$83,377
9	OhioHealth	88	Staff Registered Nurse	$83,084
10	Meridian Health	96	Registered Nurse	$81,593
11	EOG Resources	72	Lease Operator	$81,137
12	DPR Construction	13	Foreman	$79,959
13	Baptist Health South Florida	42	Proficient Registered Nurse	$79,951
14	Devon Energy	28	Lease Operators	$77,675
15	Bingham McCutchen	30	Legal Secretary	$77,481
16	Booz Allen Hamilton	84	Executive Assistant	$77,133
17	NetApp	6	Member of Technical Staff	$76,182
18	Accenture	92	Solution System Analyst	$75,612
19	PCL Construction	29	Pipefitter	$73,150
20	Genentech	68	Senior Administrative Associate	$72,000
21	Alston & Bird	24	Legal Secretary	$71,211
22	GoDaddy.com	93	Representative - Sales and Support	$70,900
23	Salesforce.com	27	Enterprise Business Representative	$68,906
24	Boston Consulting Group	2	Executive Assistant	$67,806
25	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta	49	Registered Nurse	$67,100
26	Novo Nordisk	43	Senior Administrator	$65,941
27	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	39	Pediatric Oncology Nurse	$65,018
28	Intel	46	Manufacturing Technician	$64,868
29	Pricewaterhouse Coopers	48	Executive Assistant	$64,306
30	Ernst & Young	59	Administrative Assistant	$63,357
31	Perkins Coie	58	Legal Secretary	$62,852
32	Southern Ohio Medical Center	36	Registered Nurse	$62,621
33	Microsoft	76	Business Support	$61,245
34	KPMG	94	Senior Administrative Assistant	$59,100
35	Chesapeake Energy	18	Floorman	$58,633
36	Deloitte	67	Administrative Assistant	$58,471
37	Balfour Beatty Construction	44	Carpenter	$57,243
38	Ultimate Software	25	Tax Analyst	$56,200
39	Quicken Loans	10	Mortgage Loan Processor	$54,471
40	Baker Donelson	54	Legal Secretary	$54,374
41	Burns & McDonnell	26	Drafter/Detailer	$52,500
42	General Mills	63	Operator	$52,145
43	Scottrade	31	Stockbroker	$52,107
44	FactSet Research Systems	75	Operator	$50,592
45	Autodesk	52	ABC Customer Representative	$50,100
46	Mercedes-Benz USA	12	Warehouse Associate	$49,610
47	SVB Financial Group	40	Senior Operations Specialist	$49,160
48	TDIndustries	64	Skilled Craftsperson	$47,480
49	USAA	20	Member Relationship Specialist	$46,600
50	Plante Moran	37	Administrative Assistant	$45,132
51	The Container Store	22	Sales	$44,981
52	QuikTrip	66	Relief Assistant	$44,300
53	American Fidelity Assurance	47	Customer Service	$44,135
54	Robert W. Baird	21	Client Relationship Assistant	$43,575
55	Stryker	80	Endoscopic Specialist	$42,961
56	Rackspace Hosting	74	Customer Service Technician I	$41,183
57	The Everett Clinic	87	Medical Assistant	$41,000
58	Nugget Market	34	Checker	$40,333
59	Allianz Life Insurance	51	Senior Associate Operations	$40,090
60	National Instruments	45	Administrative Specialist.IC.2 Staff	$40,055
61	Nordstrom	61	Salesperson	$40,000
62	Navy Federal Credit Union	95	Member Service Representative	$38,677
63	Men's Wearhouse	55	Full Time Tailor	$37,783
64	CHG Healthcare Services	9	Administrative Assistant	$37,297
65	Camden Property Trust	7	Leasing Consultant	$36,517
66	Build-A-Bear Workshop	62	Assistant Workshop Manager	$35,402
67	American Express	60	Customer Care Professional	$35,080
68	Edward Jones	5	Branch Office Administrator	$33,672
69	CarMax	91	Sales Consultant	$33,614
70	Starbucks	73	Distribution Partner	$33,614
71	SRC	81	Assembler	$33,450
72	Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts	85	Guest Room Attendant	$33,036
73	Teach For America	70	Coordinator, Regional Team Operations	$32,619
74	Aflac	77	Customer Service Specialist II	$32,110
75	World Wide Technology	50	Warehouse Associate	$31,414
76	Hasbro	82	Assemblers	$31,000
77	Umpqua Bank	69	Universal Associate	$30,935
78	Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants	16	Room Attendant	$29,391
79	Wegmans Food Markets	4	Store Customer Service	$29,286
80	Recreational Equipment (REI)	8	Retail Sales Specialist	$27,924
81	Schweitzer Engineering Labs	97	Assembler	$27,800
82	Bright Horizons Family Solutions	83	Teacher	$27,795
83	Whole Foods Market	32	Cashier	$26,812
84	Publix Super Markets	78	Deli Clerk	$26,753
85	Intercontinental Hotels Group	100	Room Attendent	$26,294
86	Marriott International	57	Housekeeper	$26,136
87	Zappos.com	11	Fulfillment Center Team Member	$24,697
88	Darden Restaurants	99	Server	$24,499
89	Goldman Sachs	33	N.A.	$0

From the Feb. 6, 2012 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 2010 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.

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Southern Ohio Medical Center	$490,647
Bingham McCutchen	$228,851
Alston & Bird	$201,233