The 25 highest-paying companies in the US in 2016

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The 25 highest-paying companies in the US in 2016
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If the highest-paying companies in the US are any indication, there are no shortcuts to raking in the big bucks.

As you might expect, tech companies dominate this year's Glassdoor list.

"Salaries are sky-high at consulting companies due to 'barriers of entry' in this field, which refers to employers wanting top consultants to have personal contacts, reputations, and specialized skills and knowledge,"says Glassdoor Chief Economist Dr. Andrew Chamberlain.

"In technology, we continue to see unprecedented salaries as the war for talent is still very active, largely due to the ongoing shortage of highly-skilled workers needed," he says.

To compile its annual list, Glassdoor identified the 25 companies with the highest median total compensation— which includes base salary and other forms of income, such as commissions, tips, and bonuses — as reported by US-based employees on the Glassdoor website over the past year.
 

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No. 25: Broadcom, $140,000
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Headquarters: Irvine, California
Median total compensation:$140,000
Median base salary: $130,000

Broadcom is a manufacturer of specialty computer chips. It was bought by Avago for $37 billion in a deal that closed in February.

"Good company, competitive pay, flexible.” – Design Engineer.
 

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No. 24: Adobe, $140,000
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Adobe/GlassdoorAdobe employees.
Headquarters: San Jose, California
Median total compensation:$140,000
Median base salary: $125,000

Adobe offers software for creative projects (photos, illustrations), as well as marketing and document management.

"Most of the people I work with are great. Very passionate about their jobs. Company culture and perks are good. Flexible schedule for the most part," – Senior manager.
 

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No. 23: F5 Networks, $140,200
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Headquarters: Seattle
Median total compensation:$140,200
Median base salary: $120,500

F5 Networks sells equipment that makes computer networks, and the applications that run on them, faster and more secure.

"Friendly culture. Great pay. Company values employees. Good work, home balance. Diligent upper management. Very good at watching the finances." – Principal software engineer.
 

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No. 22: Microsoft, $141,000
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Microsoft employees.
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington
Median total compensation:$141,000
Median base salary: $125,000

Microsoft is one of the world's largest and most powerful software and tech companies.

"Microsoft provides very compelling salary and benefits. It can be very enjoyable if you find the right team," – Senior software development engineer.
 

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No. 21: Salesforce, $143,750
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Salesforce

Salesforce employees.
Headquarters: San Francisco
Median total compensation:$143,750
Median base salary: $120,000

Salesforce sells cloud software to companies that helps them track their customers and their marketing efforts.

"Feels like the company actually cares about your well being as an employee. The leadership empowers employees to take action and encourages them to do so. Excellent technical challenges. Great atmosphere and great people. Very good compensation and benefits." –Current employee.
 

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No. 20: Cloudera, $145,000
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Cloudera employees.
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California
Median total compensation:$145,000
Median base salary: $129,500

Cloudera makes software for a popular big-data technology known as Hadoop.

"Smart non-management people who are really supportive to work with. Older (read: not fresh out of college) and more experienced staff with actual work experience.
They're generous," – Current employee.
 

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No. 19: LinkedIn, $145,000
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Headquarters: Mountain View, California
Median total compensation:$145,000
Median base salary: $120,000

LinkedIn is a social network for professionals and a job-hunting site.

"Fun happy co-workers. Incredible benefits such as Medical, ESPP, RSUs, 401k. Full of great perks such as gym, workout classes, extended learning, food ... Food... And more food." – Strategic support sales solutions employee
 

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No. 18: Altera, $147,000
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Glassdoor/Coolceaser

Headquarters: San Jose, California
Median total compensation:$147,000
Median tase salary: $134,000

Atera is a manufacturer of specialty computer chips. It was acquired by Intel in December for $16.7 billion.

"It is above average in terms of pay. It has lucrative product lines and is financially stable." – Senior technical marketing manager.
 

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No. 17: Synopsys, $148,000
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Synopsys employees.
Headquarters: Mountain View, California
Median total compensation:$148,000
Median base salary: $130,000

Synopsys offers software and tools for the electronics and chip-manufacturing industry.

"Benefits can't be beaten. Company strives to improve. Continually invests in products and new sources of revenue. Proven leadership which leads to good vision." – Salesperson.
 

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No. 16: SAP, $148,431
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SAP employees.
Headquarters (US): Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Median total compensation:$148,431
Median base salary: $120,000

SAP is one of the world's largest makers of software for businesses.

"Excellent benefits, global perspective and opportunities, flexibility, support for professional growth, and an overall positive place to work." – Global director customer community strategy.
 

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No. 15: Walmart eCommerce, $149,000
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Headquarters: San Bruno, California
Median total compensation:$149,000
Median base salary: $126,000

Walmart eCommerce is the tech-lab arm of Walmart, which operates the retail giant's websites and works on other tech interests.
 

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No. 14: Box, $150,000
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Glassdoor/Box

Box employees.
Headquarters: Redwood City, California
Median total compensation:$150,000
Median base salary: $130,000

Box offers cloud-storage services and collaboration software to businesses.

"Great facilities and perks. Good work. Exciting to see the company grow." – Current employee.
 

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No. 13: Twitter, $150,000
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Twitter Boston.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Median total compensation:$150,000
Median base salary: $133,000

Twitter is a social-media platform.

"Twitter is an amazing place to work with a great set of benefits, and good work life balance." – Manager.
 

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No. 12: Facebook, $150,000
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Facebook employees.
Headquarters: Menlo Park, California
Median total compensation:$150,000
Median base salary: $127,406

Facebook is the world's largest social-networking site.

"There are a lot of smart people around, and work itself is challenging and interesting. Company values people. Perks are great. You will feel proud of your company." – Software engineer.
 

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No. 11: Visa, $150,000
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Glassdoor

Headquarters: Foster City, California
Median total compensation:$150,000
Median base salary: $130,000

The global financial-services corporation facilitates electronic funds transfers, mainly through its branded credit, debit, and prepaid cards.

"Visa has been a fantastic employer providing great benefits and reasonable working environment with clear goal setting and good bonus." – Senior account manager
 

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No. 10: Cadence Design Systems, $150,010
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Headquarters: San Jose, California
Median total compensation:$150,010
Median base salary: $140,000

Cadence sells software used to design electronics and other technology.

"Flexible hours, comfortable office environment, casual dress code, free coffee, great benefits, friendly co-workers and managers." – Current employee.
 

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No. 9: Guidewire, $150,020
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Guidewire employees.
Headquarters: Foster City, California
Median total compensation:$150,020
Median base salary: $135,000

Guidewire sells software for the insurance industry.

"Great company culture. Decent compensation. Opportunities for personal development. Accessible upper management." – Senior implementation architect.
 

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No. 8: Boston Consulting Group, $150,020
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Headquarters:Boston, Massachusetts
Median total compensation:$150,020
Median base salary: $147,000

One of the world's three biggest management-consulting firms, Boston Consulting Group is extremely selective about who it hires, and its alumni have gone on to lead global conglomerates like GE.

"Steep learning curve, great diversity of projects, chance to liaise with top management on the client side. Against all odds, BCG is a very humane and considerate organization. If you want to invest in your career, it's a great place to do so." – Consultant
 

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No. 7: Amazon Lab126, $150,100
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Amazon Lab126 employees.
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Median total compensation:$150,100
Median base salary: $138,700

Amazon Lab126 is Amazon's R&D company that designs consumer electronic devices like the Kindle.

"Despite Amazon's enormous size, Lab126 feels like a well-funded startup company." – Software development manager.
 

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No. 6: VMware, $152,133
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Business Insider/Julie Bort

VMware employees.
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California
Median total compensation:$152,133
Median base salary: $130,000

VMware makes cloud software that helps computer servers run more efficiently.

"Best in class technology and products. Everyone is treated fair and with respect. Health benefits are much better than other companies." – Current employee.
 

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No. 5: Google, $153,750
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Headquarters: Mountain View, California
Median total compensation:$153,750
Median base salary: $123,331

Google is the world's largest internet-search company, maker of Android and provider of all kinds of other tech.

"Compensation. In ~ 2010 or 2011, Google updated its compensation packages so that they were more competitive." – Program manager.
 

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No. 4: McKinsey & Company, $155,000
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McKinsey & Company/Facebook

Headquarters: New York City
Median total compensation:$155,000
Median base salary: $135,000

Another prestigious "Big Three" management-consulting firm, McKinsey & Company has groomed successful business leaders like Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

"Great learning experience. Great culture. People are supportive and encourage risk taking. The breadth of exposure is interesting." – Associate
 

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No. 3: Juniper Networks, $157,000
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Glassdoor

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California
Median total compensation:$157,000
Median base salary: $135,000

Juniper Networks makes routers, switches, and security software for computer networks.

"Working with some of the best leaders. Decent compensation and benefits. Excellent corporate culture." – Current employee.
 

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No. 2: Strategy& (a division of PwC), $160,000
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Strategy& North America Campus Recruiting

Headquarters: New York City
Median total compensation:$160,000
Median base salary: $147,000

An acquisition of audit, tax, and consulting-services firm and part of PwC, Strategy& helps global clients strategize and undertake risky business opportunities. Before its acquisition, the consulting firm had a hand in the merger of the National and American football leagues in the late 1960s.

"Great people with an emphasis on working hard but also having fun and building a strong team environment. Very high standard and quality of work. You will learn a lot and be pushed." – Associate
 

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No. 1: A.T. Kearney, $167,534
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Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois
Median total compensation:$167,534
Median base salary: $143,620

The global management-consulting firm is considered one of the mostdifficult companies to interview withand rewards even its youngest hireswith some of the most competitive pay in the consulting industry.

"Great culture. I have such great pride in A.T. Kearney! I absolutely love coming into work every day and being at this firm. I couldn't have made a better decision. Great people that surround you here from every background you can imagine." – Anonymous employee
 

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Looks like the majority of those companies are consulting and software development and implementation.
 

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Looks like the majority of those companies are consulting and software development and implementation.

And hardware. STEM jobs have been running shit for some time now.

Also, many of those companies only hire the best of the best. And as someone previously said....those salaries don't go all that far in Cali
 
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