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Microsoft
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Microsoft
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Rank: 86
Previous rank: 75
Annual revenue ($ millions): $74,000

What makes it so great?
The software giant covers 100% of health insurance premiums for employees and all their dependents.

Headquarters:
Redmond, WA

Website: www.microsoft.com

Read Microsoft's Great Rated! review here.
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Employees
U.S. employees
57,642
Employees outside U.S.
40,444
Jobs
New jobs (1 year)
2,035
% job growth (1 year)
3.7%
% voluntary turnover
8%
Applicants
2,081,266
Job openings (as of 1/2/14)
500
Pay
Avg. annual pay*
Most common job (salaried):
Software Development Engineer
$153,888
Most common job (hourly):
Retail Consumer Experience
$32,080
Benefits
Fully paid sabbaticals
Yes
Onsite child care
No
Health
100% health-care coverage
Yes
Onsite fitness center
No
Subsidized gym membership
Yes
Work-life
Job sharing program
Yes
Compressed workweek
Yes
Telecommuting
Yes
Diversity
% minorities
38%
% women
23.8%
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?
Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples?
Yes
Professional training
Salaried employees (hrs./yr.):
50
Hourly employees (hrs./yr.):
30
From the February 3, 2014 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 2012 or latest fiscal year. All data are from July 2013 and 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.

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