No. 25: Brocade, $136,010
Median total compensation: $136,010
Median base compensation: $122,000
Brocade makes equipment for computer storage networks and computer networks. It was bought by Broadcom in November although Broadcom said it wanted the storage business, not the network unit. Extreme Networks announced last month its plans to buy that network business.
No. 24: Xilinx, $137,000
Median total compensation: $137,000
Median base compensation: $119,348
Xilinx is a chip manufacturer best known for building programmable chips.
No. 23: Adobe, $138,000
Median total compensation: $138,000
Median base compensation: $123,000
Adobe offers cloud software for creative and marketing tasks.
No. 22: Medallia, $138,750
Median total compensation: $138,750
Median base compensation: $133,500
Medallia makes software for marketeers that lets them survey customers and analyze customer feedback.
No. 21: Dropbox, $140,000
Median total compensation: $140,000
Median base compensation: $118,500
Dropbox lets you store and share documents in the cloud.
No. 20: Akamai, $140,000
Median total compensation: $140,000
Median base compensation: $121,000
Akamai makes what's known as a content delivery network (CDN), which helps big internet websites run faster.
No. 19: Palo Alto Networks, $140,020
Median total compensation: $140,020
Median base compensation: $124,700
Palo Alto Networks makes computer security wares.
No. 18, F5 Networks, $140,555
Median total compensation: $140,555
Median base compensation: $125,000
F5 Networks offers equipment that helps corporte networks run faster.
No 17: Twitter, $142,000
Median total compensation: $142,000
Median base compensation: $125,000
Twitter is a social network.
No. 16: WalmartLabs, $143,500
Median total compensation: $143,500
Median base compensation: $124,900
WalmartLabs is the eCommerce unit of Walmart that builds and maintains the retailers online stores.
No. 15: Microsoft, $144,000
Median total compensation: $144,000
Median base compensation: $127,000
Microsoft is one of the world's biggest software and electronics companies, best known for its Windows operating system and Office software as well as Xbox game console and its Surface PCs.
No. 14: Broadcom, $145,025
Median total compensation: $145,025
Median tase compensation: $130,000
Broadcom is a semiconductor chip manufacturer.
No. 13: Informatica, $147,400
Median total compensation: $147,400
Median base compensation: $125,000
Informatica offers big data software that extracts data and allows multiple applications to share data.
No. 12: Synopsys, $148,000
Median total compensation: $148,000
Median base compensation: $130,000
Synopsys offers design products for the semiconductor industry.
No. 11: Dimension Data, $150,000
Median total compensation: $150,000
Median base compensation: $110,000
Dimension Data is a consulting company that specializes in building custom enterprise apps, cloud computing and computer security.
No. 10: Salesforce, $150,000
Median total compensation: $150,000
Median base compensation: $120,000
Salesforce offers software as a cloud computing service and is best known for its software that helps salespeople track leads and prospects.
No. 9: LinkedIn, $150,000
Median total compensation: $150,000
Median base compensation: $127,000
LinkedIn is a professional social network best known for as a place for job seekers and recruiters.
No. 8: Juniper Networks, $150,000
Median total compensation: $150,000
Median base compensation: $138,500
Juniper Networks offers equipment for building corporate networks and service provider networks.
No. 7: Amazon Lab126, $152,800
Median total compensation: $152,800
Median base compensation: $130,400
Amazon Lab126 is Amazon's Bay Area research and development team.
No. 6: NVIDIA, $154,000
Median total compensation: $154,000
Median base compensation: $150,000
NVIDIA is a manufacturer of graphics processor technologies.
No. 5: Facebook, $155,000
Median total compensation: $155,000
Median base compensation: $130,000
Facebook is a social network.
No. 4: Google, $155,250
Median total compensation: $155,250
Median base compensation: $120,000
Google is best known for its internet search, internet advertising, Android phones and email cloud software.
No. 3: Cadence, $156,702
Median total compensation: $156,702
Median base compensation: $141,202
Cadence offers software and tools for industrial designers.
No. 2: Splunk, $161,010
Median total compensation: $161,010
Median base compensation: $132,500
Splunk makes big data software and hardware that watches the IT infrastructure by monitoring apps, logs and other tech gear.
No. 1: VMware, $167,050
Median total compensation: $167,050
Median base compensation: $136,750
VMware offers software that makes computer servers run more efficiently as well as software for computer networking and managing mobile devices.
