26 of the best, highest-paying companies in America
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Yes, it's important to find a job that offers meaningful work, high job satisfaction, and great benefits. But that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice a hefty paycheck.
Business Insider recently teamed up with PayScale, a compensation software and data company, to compile its list of the 50 best companies to work for in America. The list focused on dream-job companies where a premium is placed on employee satisfaction, but a major piece of the ranking also centered on another important factor: pay.
We pulled out the companies that offer the highest median pay to employees with at least five years experience, and, unsurprisingly, tech companies dominated the top of the list. Google — which also earned the No. 1 spot on the overall ranking — touts the highest experienced median pay at $140,000, followed by Salesforce.com and Facebook, offering $136,000 and $135,000, respectively.
Keep reading to check out the full list of the best places to work where you can also earn a pretty penny.
25. (TIE) PPL
Facebook/PLL Electric UtilitiesHeadquarters: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Experienced median pay: $103,000
High job satisfaction: 77% of employees
Electric utility PPL — formerly Pennsylvania Power and Light — employs 13,000 people across its three regional energy entities in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and the UK. The most frequently hired positions include engineers, finance and accounting professionals, and plant operators. PayScale reports that 19% of employees consider their job low stress.
25. (TIE) Motorola Solutions
John Gress/ReutersHeadquarters: Schaumburg, Illinois
Experienced median pay: $103,000
High job satisfaction: 73% of employees
The telecommunications company's emphasis on flexibility allows 49% of its employees to work from home. Motorola employees also receive about 3.5 weeks of paid vacation on average.
This emphasis on work-life balance has helped Motorola retain its workforce. More than half of employees have worked at the company for more than a decade, and nearly one-quarter of employees have worked at the company for more than 20 years, according to PayScale.
23. (TIE) AbbVie
AbbVie/FacebookHeadquarters: North Chicago, Illinois
Experienced median pay: $107,000
High job satisfaction: 67% of employees
The pharmaceutical company, which makes blockbuster autoimmune-disease drug Humira, typically pays its employees 6% above the market compared to similar companies. In April, AbbVie announced that it is teaming up with the University of Chicago for a five-year deal to collaborate on cancer research.
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