When it comes to looking around for a new job, most employees agree that compensation – how much you'll earn – is a very important consideration.
But compensation really involves more than just the salary itself. It also involves how employees feel about their pay and if they feel it's fair, or even generous, given the job title and responsibilities they have.
That's why to generate this list of the 50 best-paying large companies, Comparably looked for the highest salaries that employees self-reported and also factored in the sentiment of how employees feel about their compensation (it is not ranked by salary alone.)
Comparably dug through its database of over 3 million employee ratings on 30,000 US companies to come up with this list. Comparably defines a large company as one with at least 500 employees.
To make the list, each company needed at least 25 employee reviews. All of these companies rank in the top 15% or greater in compensation sentiment, where their employees say they are most satisfied with their compensation.
Companies with employees who answered more questions were weighted more heavily than those with staffers that provided fewer answers.
No. 50: Workfront
Workfront CEO Alan Shootman
Workfront CEO Alan Shootman (YouTube/Workfront)
Company:
Workfront
Average compensation:
$112,769
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $151,903
Headquarters:
Lehi, Utah
What it does:
Workfront offers cloud-based project management and collaboration software popular with IT teams.
An employee says:
"Competitive salary plus quarterly bonus. It is the most generous compensation plan that I have had the chance to be apart of!"
No. 49: Symantec (Symantec/Facebook)
Company:
Symantec
Average compensation:
$113,365
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $185,781
Headquarters:
Mountain View, California
What it does:
Symantec is one of the world's largest makers of computer security software.
An employee says:
"Best company I've ever worked for, a corporate culture of giving & inclusion. Best part of my comp package is the wellness reimbursement"
No. 48: ZipRecruiter
ZipRecruiter CEO Ian Siegel
ZipRecruiter CEO Ian Siegel (ZipRecruiter)
Company:
ZipRecruiter
Average compensation:
$113,745
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $183,897
Headquarters:
Santa Monica, California
What it does:
ZipRecruiter is an online service that helps people find jobs and companies find candidates.
An employee says:
"ZipRecruiter takes care of healthcare 100%. Parental leave policy!"
No 47: Pluralsight
Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard
Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard (Pluralsight)
Company:
Pluralsight
Average compensation:
$114,081
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $170,244
Headquarters:
Farmington, Utah
What it does:
Pluralsight is online education company best known for software development and IT training courses.
An employee says:
"It's fair, competitive, and there's a great bonus structure that compensates super well for when we perform and over-perform as a company."
No. 46: SAP
SAP CEO Bill McDermott (right) and CFO Luka Mucic.
SAP CEO Bill McDermott (right) and CFO Luka Mucic. (Reuters/Ralph Orlowski)
Company:
SAP
Average compensation:
$115,831
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $184,287
Headquarters:
Newton Square, Pennsylvania
What it does:
SAP makes software for large companies and is best known for its financial applications.
An employee says:
"Base and commission are equally weighted."
No. 45: PayPal (Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider)
Company:
PayPal
Average compensation:
$116,583
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $178,539
Headquarters:
San Jose, California
What it does:
PayPal provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
An employee says:
"Comp packages factor in both direct compensation and stocks to keep you motivated to work for the company."
No. 44: Netflix (Helge Thomas/flickr)
Company:
Netflix
Average compensation:
$117,566
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $138,889
Headquarters:
Los Gatos, California
What it does:
Netflix is an Internet television and movie-streaming service that has become increasingly known for its original TV shows.
An employee says:
"All cash salary vs. golden hand cuffs (i.e. yearly RSUs that lock you in)."
No. 43: T-Mobile
No. 43: T-Mobile (Thomson Reuters)
Company:
T-Mobile
Average compensation:
$117,935
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $174,186
Headquarters:
Bellevue, Washington
What it does:
T-Mobile is a wireless mobile telecommunications carrier.
An employee says:
"Best job I have ever had, and best company I have ever worked for. I love going to work. The pay is icing on the cake!"
No. 42: Slack
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield (Drew Angerer, Getty images)
Company:
Slack
Average compensation:
$118,295
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $168,360
Headquarters:
San Francisco
What it does:
Slack offers a cloud-based workplace communications app.
An employee says:
"Paid well, above what I used to get in a similar position."
No. 41: SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey offices
SurveyMonkey offices (Business Insider)
Company:
SurveyMonkey
Average compensation:
$118,414
Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $172,326
Headquarters:
San Mateo, California
What it does:
SurveyMonkey offers a cloud-based online survey and questionnaire tool that helps users gather survey-related information.
An employee says:
"Paid market rate compensation with great additional perks."
No. 40: TripAdvisor
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