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Highest pay

Salaried employees at these Best Companies enjoy the highest average compensation.

Company	Average annual pay*
Bingham McCutchen	$211,017
Arnold & Porter	$194,575
Alston & Bird	$190,135
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Best companies by state

These states are headquarters for the highest number of America's Top Employers.

State	No. of top employers
California	13
Texas	13
New York	9
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Job growth

Quicken added jobs at the fastest rate last year, but FedEx added the most jobs total: 10,187.

Company	% job growth
Quicken Loans	68%
Google	60%
Healthways	42%
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Child care:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
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How we pick the 100 best

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. More

100 Best Companies to Work For

9. Goldman Sachs (GS)

What makes it so great?

It was a rough year for Wall Street, but Goldman had record sales and profits. Comp and benefits rose 23% from the previous year, to $20.19 billion.

Headquarters: New York, NY
2006 revenue ($ millions): 37,700
Website: www.gs.com

Employees
U.S. employees	13,764
Employees outside U.S.	11,118

Jobs
New jobs (1 year)	1,205
% job growth (1 year)	10
% voluntary turnover	8
Applicants	64,316

Pay	Average annual pay*
Most common job (salaried): Other Exempt (Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates, and Professional Non-Exempt)	$137,000
Most common job (hourly): N.A.	N.A.

Benefits
Professional training (hrs./yr.)	34
Paid sabbaticals	No
Onsite child care	Yes

Health
100% health-care coverage	No
Onsite fitness center	Yes
Subsidized gym membership	Yes

Work-life
Job sharing program	Yes
Compressed workweek	Yes
Telecommuting	Yes

Diversity
% minorities	34%
% women	37%
Has nondiscrimination policy that includes sexual orientation?	Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples?	Yes

From the February 4, 2008 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 2006 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.

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