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To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work for, Fortune partners with Great Place to Work Institute® to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Of some 1,500 firms that were contacted, 407 companies participated in this year's survey. Nearly 100,000 employees at those companies responded to a 57-question survey created by the Great Place to Work Institute®, a global research and consulting firm with offices in 30 countries.
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100 Best Companies to Work For
2009
2008
2007
2006
1
Bingham McCutchen
41
Associate
$211,017
2
Arnold & Porter
19
Associates
$194,575
3
Alston & Bird
31
Associate Attorney
$190,135
4
Shared Technologies
25
Sales Rep
$187,137
5
Nixon Peabody
66
Associate Attorney
$178,016
6
Devon Energy
48
Engineer
$173,057
7
Perkins Coie
55
Associate
$162,860
8
EOG Resources
64
Engineer
$146,739
9
Adobe Systems
40
Computer Scientist
$137,691
10
Goldman Sachs
9
Other Exempt (Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates, and Professional Non-Exempt)
$137,000
11
Boston Consulting Group
11
Consultant
$136,706
12
Cisco Systems
6
Software Engineer IV
$132,004
13
Network Appliance
14
MTS Software 4
$129,689
14
Kimley-Horn & Associates
38
Project Manager
$127,167
15
eBay
68
Software Engineer 4
$125,889
16
Robert W. Baird
39
Financial Analyst
$123,800
17
Texas Instruments
100
Electrical Design Engineer
$116,636
18
MITRE
42
Lead Information Systems Engineer
$116,291
19
Yahoo
87
Technical Yahoo
$116,250
20
S.C. Johnson & Son
27
Sr. Research Scientist
$110,587
21
OhioHealth
18
Pharmicist
$108,143
22
Chesapeake Energy
61
Toolpusher
$108,031
23
Publix Super Markets
91
Store Manager
$107,280
24
SAS Institute
29
Software Developer
$104,566
25
Johnson Financial Group
37
Commercial Relationship Manager III
$104,561
26
Nugget Markets
12
Store Director
$103,385
27
Booz Allen Hamilton
81
Associate
$102,300
28
Vision Service Plan
53
Senior Application Developer
$101,022
29
CH2M HILL
54
Project Manager
$100,998
30
Ernst & Young
57
Manager - client serving position
$99,469
31
Valero Energy
67
Store Manager - Retail
$97,730
32
Qualcomm
8
Engineer, Senior
$97,641
33
David Weekley Homes
17
Sales Consultant
$95,310
34
Principal Financial Group
21
IT Application Analyst Sr.
$95,308
35
David Evans & Associates
73
Project Manager
$94,632
36
American Century Investments
22
N.A.
$94,590
37
PCL Construction Enterprises
77
Superintendent
$94,499
38
Alcon Laboratories
60
Sales Representative
$94,469
39
Recreational Equipment (REI)
34
Retail Store Manager
$93,557
40
AstraZeneca
83
Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist
$91,837
41
American Fidelity Assurance
24
Sales
$90,083
42
Baptist Health South Fla.
94
Assistant Manager, Patient Care
$89,100
43
Methodist Hospital System
10
Manager, Nursing
$88,972
44
PricewaterhouseCoopers
90
Manager/Supervisor
$88,007
45
FactSet Research Systems
52
Software Engineer
$86,491
46
Genentech
5
Research Associate
$85,880
47
Healthways
80
RN Manager
$82,613
48
Southern Ohio Medical Center
75
Nurse Manager
$82,077
49
Scottrade
58
Branch Manager
$81,875
50
Mattel
70
Project Designer
$81,741
51
Scripps Health
56
Case Manager
$80,017
52
Granite Construction
74
Engineer
$77,561
53
Deloitte & Touche USA
95
Senior/Senior Consultant
$77,495
54
Edward Jones
4
Senior Programmer Analyst
$77,368
55
FedEx
97
Operations Manager-FedEx Express
$76,751
56
SRA International
99
Analyst
$76,686
57
TDIndustries
35
Superintendent
$76,474
58
Quicken Loans
2
Mortgage Banker
$75,765
59
KPMG
71
Senior Associate
$72,430
60
Whole Foods Market
16
Associate Store Team Leader
$70,609
61
Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network
85
Patient Care Coordinator
$69,256
62
Sherwin-Williams
98
Store Manager
$68,513
63
Milliken
92
Product/Process Improvement
$67,000
64
Herman Miller
96
Engineer 3
$66,901
65
Plante & Moran
44
Auditor
$65,500
66
Stew Leonard's
26
Store Manager
$63,842
67
Arkansas Children's Hospital
76
RN III
$62,860
68
King's Daughters Medical Center
63
Assistant Nurse Manager
$59,598
69
QuikTrip
28
Store Manager
$59,179
70
National Instruments
79
Engineer - Engineering Leadership Program (ELP) 1
$58,744
71
Aflac
30
Supervisor, Operations
$58,487
72
Stanley
84
Systems Analyst II
$58,361
73
CarMax
46
Merchandising Associate
$58,113
74
Marriott International
72
Sales Manager
$56,382
75
Rackspace Managed Hosting
32
Linux Administrator Level 2
$55,883
76
Camden Property Trust
50
Community Manager
$55,734
77
American Express
62
Team Leader Operations
$55,620
78
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
89
Director
$54,940
79
Erickson Retirement Communities
93
Service Manager
$53,200
80
J. M. Smucker
47
Production Supervisor
$52,732
81
Umpqua Bank
13
Store Manager
$50,570
82
Wegmans Food Markets
3
Store Department Manager
$49,411
83
Four Seasons Hotels
88
Assistant Food & Beverage Manager
$48,508
84
Nordstrom
36
Sales Department Manager
$48,500
85
Starbucks
7
Store Manager
$45,713
86
General Mills
69
Retail Sales Representative
$43,922
87
Container Store
20
Store Sales
$43,806
88
Station Casinos
33
Table Games Floor Supervisor
$43,504
89
Navy Federal Credit Union
78
Supervisor, Branch Office
$43,447
90
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
45
Business Operations Coordinator
$43,286
91
Nike
82
Manager/Department Retail
$39,046
From the February 4, 2008 issue