The 50 best-paying big companies, according to employees

Company:
Microsoft

Average compensation:
$159,399

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $188,397

Headquarters:
Redmond, Washington

What it does:
Microsoft is one of the world's largest software, cloud computing and consumer electronics companies.

An employee says:
"Multiple methods of bonus offers great balance for high and mid-level performers to do well."

Company:
Google

Average compensation:
$154,409

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $196,417

Headquarters:
Mountain View, California

What it does:
Google is the world's largest internet search company that also makes the Android operating system, Chromebooks, email, collaboration apps and cloud computing for businesses.

An employee says:
"I love working for Google! I can’t think of a better work environment with better benefits!"

Company:
Amazon

Average compensation:
$150,977

Highest-paying department:
Sales, with an average salary of $187,621

Headquarters:
Seattle

What it does:
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, which has expanded into consumer electronics and groceries, via its purchase of Whole Foods.

An employee says:
"High Stress, but they compensate us for it. Thankful for Amazon!"

Company:
Apple

Average compensation:
$142,388

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $182,690

Headquarters:
Cupertino, California

What it does:
Apple makes the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, as well as other consumer electronics devices and software.

An employee says:
"The compensation package is enormous, I don't feel like people take full advantage of everything Apple has to offer."

Company:
Intuit

Average compensation:
$139,286

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $173,246

Headquarters:
Mountain View, California

What it does:
Intuit offers business and financial management solutions for SMBs, financial institutions, consumers and accounting professionals.

An employee says:
"Quarterly and Yearly profit sharing Bonus."

Company:
Facebook

Average compensation:
$138,372

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $208,209

Headquarters:
Menlo Park, California

What it does:
Facebook is the world's largest social network that has been expanding into other areas like virtual reality.

An employee says:
"The company's potential continues to soar, which makes the equity more and more attractive."

Company:
Salesforce

Average compensation:
$132,896

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $176,487

Headquarters:
San Francisco

What it does:
Salesforce offers cloud software to businesses and is best known for its customer management and marketing software.

An employee says:
"Extremely competitive! Sets the bar!"

Company:
Adobe

Average compensation:
$132,282

Highest-paying department:
Sales, with an average salary of $188,728

Headquarters:
San Jose, California

What it does:
Adobe offers cloud-based software for creative and marketing professionals.

An employee says:
"The employee stock purchasing program is one of the best in the industry. Adobe is growing like crazy!"

Company:
Kaiser Permanente

Average compensation:
$130,957

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $187,508

Headquarters:
Oakland, California

What it does:
Kaiser Permanente is healthcare provider in the US famous for its managed healthcare.

An employee says:
"I’m compensated very well for the amount of work done."

Company:
LinkedIn

Average compensation:
$129,510

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $164,786

Headquarters:
Mountain View, California

What it does:
LinkedIn, now owned by Microsoft, is a professional networking site.

An employee says:
"Great comp package. Equity is a big part of compensation."

Company:
VMware

Average compensation:
$129,456

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $193,772

Headquarters:
Palo Alto, California

What it does:
VMware offers enterprise IT software for making computer servers and networks run more efficiently.

An employee says:
"They pay very well and continue to do so to keep us here."

Company:
Expedia

Average compensation:
$129,056

Highest-paying department:
Engineering, with an average salary of $182,566

Headquarters:
Bellevue, WA

What it does:
Expedia is an online travel booking company for airline tickets, hotels, vacations, rental cars, and cruises.

An employee says:
"Paid well and receive great benefits including 12 weeks maternity/paternity leave."

Company:
Intel

Average compensation:
$128,968

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $182,974

Headquarters:
Santa Clara, California

What it does:
Intel is one of the world's largest makers of computer chips.

An employee says:
"Quarterly and Yearly profit sharing Bonus."

Company:
Bloomberg

Average compensation:
$128,580

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $169,695

Headquarters:
New York

What it does:
Bloomberg provides news, data, analytics, and communication services for the global business and financial world.

An employee says:
"Cash bonus is dependable."

Company:
eBay

Average compensation:
$126,543

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $195,057

Headquarters:
San Jose, California

What it does:
Ebay is an online auction marketplace and ecommerce site.

An employee says:
"The ample compensation is generous and is also motivating."

Company:
Atlassian

Average compensation:
$125,497

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $179,113

Headquarters:
San Francisco

What it does:
Atlassian offers collaboration and project management software for teams.

An employee says:
"Great respect for engineering."

Company:
Indeed.com

Average compensation:
$125,198

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $171,426

Headquarters:
Austin, Texas

What it does:
Indeed is an employment-related meta-search engine for job listings.

An employee says:
"It's an excellent mix of base as well as bonus based on a number of different criteria you can hit as an individual and as a team! Very competitive salary / bonus + flexible PTO + food everyday."

Company:
Nvidia

Average compensation:
$124,904

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $172,922

Headquarters:
Santa Clara, California

What it does:
Nvidia manufactures integrated circuits for use in motherboard chipsets, graphic processing units, and game consoles.

An employee says:
"I have a great mix of salary and RSU's. I am compensated well for my position."

Company:
Geico

Average compensation:
$124,888

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $150,953

Headquarters:
Chevy Chase, Maryland

What it does:
Geico is one of the largest auto insurers in the US.

An employee says:
"Best part of my comp package is the company 401K match."

Company:
USAA

Average compensation:
$124,632

Highest-paying department:
Engineering, with an average salary of $141,264

Headquarters:
San Antonio, Texas

What it does:
USAA provides financial services and insurance to the military community.

An employee says:
"The annual employee bonus compensation is the best part of my comp package."

Company:
Costco

Average compensation:
$124,546

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $149,931

Headquarters:
Springdale, Arkansas

What it does:
Costco is a members-only warehouse that sells bulk grocery items as well as electronics, furniture, and appliances.

An employee says:
"Compensation is related to the results I deliver. Gives me the ability to make as much as I want."

Company:
Liberty Mutual Insurance

Average compensation:
$123,593

Highest-paying department:
Sales, with an average salary of $171,283

Headquarters:
Boston

What it does:
Liberty Mutual Insurance is an insurance provider.

An employee says:
"Comp packages increase through the years while other companies do not."

Company:
Capital One

Average compensation:
$122,655

Highest-paying department:
Sales, with an average salary of $142,365

Headquarters:
McLean, Virginia

What it does:
Capital One is a financial services company that offers credit cards and auto loans.

An employee says:
"I am paid well, and incentivized appropriately with annual bonuses, but our benefits are what really knock Capital One out of the park!"

Company:
General Motors

Average compensation:
$122,547

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $177,089

Headquarters:
Detroit

What it does:
GM manufactures and sells cars and trucks.

An employee says:
"Employees share in the success of the company. Profit share bonus!"

Company:
3M

Average compensation:
$122,182

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $150,016

Headquarters:
Saint Paul, Minnesota

What it does:
3M manufactures more than 55,000 products including adhesives, laminates, and more.

An employee says:
"Extremely competitive salary, with additional variable pay based upon division performance."

Company:
Petco

Average compensation:
$122,146

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $150,399

Headquarters:
San Diego

What it does:
Petco is a specialty retailer providing products and services for pet owners.

An employee says:
"Best part of my comp package is the opportunity share in the value created over time."

Company:
HCA Holdings

Average compensation:
$122,059

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $149,481

Headquarters:
Nashville

What it does:
HCA owns and operates hospitals and related health care entities.

An employee says:
"Competitive and fair with generous benefits at HCA!"

Company:
Cisco

Average compensation:
$122,003

Highest-paying department:
Sales, with an average salary of $170,348

Headquarters:
San Jose, California

What it does:
Cisco makes computer-networking hardware, telecommunications gear, data center hardware and collaboration products.

An employee says:
"Compensation is related to the results I deliver. Gives me the ability to make as much as I want."

Company:
Publix Super Markets

Average compensation:
$121,931

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $150,428

Headquarters:
Lakeland, Florida

What it does:
Publix Super Markets a fast-growing employee-owned supermarket chain.

An employee says:
"Publix pays fairly and their stock program is amazing. Good benefits with options. Plus they match 401k!"

Company:
GoDaddy

Average compensation:
$121,855

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $175,763

Headquarters:
Scottsdale, Arizona

What it does:
GoDaddy is an internet domain registrar and web-hosting company.

An employee says:
"Very good health and compensation benefits. I feel like the company strives to take care of the employees."

Company:
Pegasystems

Average compensation:
$121,461

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $158,700

Headquarters:
Cambridge, Massachusetts

What it does:
PegaSystems offers customer management and marketing software to businesses.

An employee says:
"Our compensation program is so comprehensive it's impossible to pick just one!"

Company:
Insight Global

Average compensation:
$121,316

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $150,747

Headquarters:
Atlanta, Georgia

What it does:
Insight Global provides temporary contract workers and employment placement services for IT, accounting and engineering jobs.

An employee says:
"Good mix of base and incentives."

Company:
Nestlé USA

Average compensation:
$121,151

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $150,769

Headquarters:
Arlington, Virginia

What it does:
Nestlé is a nutrition, health and wellness company.

An employee says:
"Great people who genuinely are invested in the company's success."

Company:
Tyson Foods

Average compensation:
$121,113

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $149,834

Headquarters:
Springdale, Arkansas

What it does:
Tyson Foods is an multi-national food industry company.

An employee says:
"The company has done a great job in assessing the competitive market to ensure our total benefit package is competitive."

Company:
Chegg

Average compensation:
$120,186

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $157,384

Headquarters:
Santa Clara, California

What it does:
Chegg is an online tutoring and textbook rental company.

An employee says:
"Best part of my comp package is the RSU's! It makes me feel like they really appreciate my work at Chegg and want me to stay!"

Company:
HubSpot

Average compensation:
$120,179

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $164,484

Headquarters:
Cambridge, Massachusetts

What it does:
HubSpot offers cloud-based marketing software.

An employee says:
"Great pay, great benefits- HubSpot gives us everything we need to be happy while we're working, and outside of the office too. It's a company that strives to be the best."

Company:
Dell EMC

Average compensation:
$119,573

Highest-paying department:
Sales, with an average salary of $153,298

Headquarters:
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

What it does: EMC, now a owned by Dell, makes data center hardware, and is particularly known for its computer storage products.

An employee says:
"Very competitive and well compensated."

Company:
Pinterest

Average compensation:
$119,548

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $191,003

Headquarters:
San Francisco

What it does:
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking site for saving and discovering creative ideas.

An employee says:
"Warm, caring, humble leadership team."

Company:
Cornerstone OnDemand

Average compensation:
$119,384

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $173,858

Headquarters:
Santa Monica, California

What it does:
Cornerstone OnDemand provides cloud-based HR software best known for is recruitment and training software.

An employee says:
"Cornerstone truly is a pay-for-performance company. I feel my hard work has been recognized and salary increased to reflect my contribution."

Company:
TripAdvisor

Average compensation:
$118,810

Highest-paying department:
Product, with an average salary of $188,381

Headquarters:
Needham, Massachusetts

What it does:
TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site and provides trip planning and booking services.

An employee says:
"So many great things, we have travel perks, gym perks, free lunch daily, etc, etc!"

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."

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."

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!"

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)."

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."

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."

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."

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!"

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"

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!"