http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/pay/

Top 25 companies in terms of Average compensation:

1 Russell Investment Group 63 $574,373
2 Morrison & Foerster 88 $182,905
3 Bingham McCutchen 82 $173,391
4 Republic Bancorp 17 $165,000
5 Nixon Peabody 49 $154,719
6 Perkins Coie 48 $139,112
7 Arnold & Porter 54 $133,593
8 Cisco Systems 25 $131,580
9 Alston & Bird 19 $131,239
10 Network Appliance 27 $128,317
11 Goldman Sachs 26 $127,000
12 Autodesk 81 $125,527
13 Robert W. Baird 31 $122,500
14 Boston Consulting Group 11 $120,776
15 JM Family Enterprises 40 $118,950
16 Yahoo 73 $117,245
17 Nugget Markets 33 $113,671
18 Texas Instruments 83 $111,752
19 MITRE 66 $109,849
20 Microsoft 42 $107,300
21 American Century Investments 22 $105,500
22 Alcon Laboratories 32 $105,083
23 S.C. Johnson 10 $102,161
24 Intel 97 $101,816
25 Publix Super Markets 56 $101,800

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"8 Cisco Systems 25 $131,580"

And i'm gonna have to bring this up with my manager. I'm a couple bucks short.

1/10/2006 6:35:48 PM

1/10/2006 6:37:03 PM

those also happen to be some of the toughest companies to get interviews with

not to mention a lot are consulting firms that dont hire people out of college

1/10/2006 6:37:47 PM

I don't trust "average" annual pay ... I want to see the median. Couldn't find anything on Forbes' site ... link anybody?

1/10/2006 6:53:48 PM

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"15 JM Family Enterprises 40 $118,950"

one of my clients, w00t

1/10/2006 6:56:18 PM

one guy makes billions and the rest of u dregs get 10cents an hour. hohoho

1/10/2006 7:02:52 PM

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"Publix Super Markets 56 $101,800"

fuck i need to start bagging groceries.

1/10/2006 7:24:41 PM

yeah how the hell does a grocery store pay it's average employee 100k?

1/10/2006 9:41:11 PM

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"one guy makes billions and the rest of u dregs get 10cents an hour. hohoho"

oh right

1/10/2006 9:42:21 PM

because this list is crap

1/10/2006 9:42:55 PM

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"yeah how the hell does a grocery store pay it's average employee 100k?"

Because it only takes into account salaried workers. In other words, the suits.

1/10/2006 11:20:29 PM

Anyone with any amount of common sense just ignores this sort of list. I remember reading a report about top employers in NC a while back. The number 2 spot went to Kimley-Horn (the sweatshop of triangle design/engineering firms). Most of them were places that provide all sorts of employee extras on paper, but have a stuffy office culture.

1/10/2006 11:54:18 PM

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"I don't trust "average" annual pay ... I want to see the median"

i would value the average/mean more than the median. i mean we all know the lowest paid employee in any large organization is probably between $5.15 and $8-$9 per hour. Assuming thats true, then the median is just a function on how much your top exec makes.

[Edited on January 11, 2006 at 12:16 AM. Reason : ]

1/11/2006 12:16:23 AM

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"the median is just a function on how much your top exec makes."

The median is the middle value in the distribution of salaries, and is not influenced heavily by the top executives like the average is.

That's what the median is where I come from, anyways.

[Edited on January 11, 2006 at 12:39 AM. Reason : ]

1/11/2006 12:38:36 AM

^^dumbass, if you read the link, it differentiates between salaried workers and hourly workers

1/11/2006 12:44:06 AM

^ points still valid.

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" mean we all know the lowest paid salaried employee in any large organization is probably between $5.15 and $8-$9 per hour around $25K. Assuming thats true, then the median is just a function on how much your top exec makes"

the median leaves out all the salaries in the company except 2. the mean/average includes all salaries.

1/11/2006 12:56:27 AM

Your point is still invalid. The median represents the typical salary better than the average.

Let's review credentials too.

You: A guy that thinks the 50th percentile is a function of the higher percentiles.
Me: Statistics Club President.

1/11/2006 1:34:07 AM

ahhh, i c

[Edited on January 11, 2006 at 2:01 AM. Reason : ]

1/11/2006 1:54:20 AM

^ The median salary would be 55,000

1/11/2006 1:57:24 AM

^^

[Edited on January 11, 2006 at 2:01 AM. Reason : ]

1/11/2006 2:00:03 AM

wtf just happened here.

1/11/2006 2:01:35 AM

^ hes right

1/11/2006 2:01:42 AM

Quote :

"your post stalking is flattering saurabh"

1/11/2006 2:09:22 AM

ERASE THE EVIDENCE

1/11/2006 2:26:58 AM

you're so hot I can't stop "stalking" your posts.

1/11/2006 2:29:41 AM

BALLER AS FUCK

1/11/2006 4:21:23 AM

This is mostly a "wishful thinking" type thread.



I wish I was making $131,580 per year.

1/11/2006 9:15:32 AM

Bunch of morons. Don't you think average annual salaries would be for someone who's worked an average amount of years to retirement? So which one of you fuckers has slaved for 20 years at any one of these places?

1/12/2006 12:03:21 AM

no i think you should use the average age of the employees at that company - but use whichever method you think is appropriate smart j0e

1/12/2006 12:07:22 AM

1/12/2006 12:09:43 AM