Rank Company Best Company Rank Most common job title Average annual pay*
1 Bingham McCutchen 41 Associate $211,017
2 Arnold & Porter 19 Associates $194,575
3 Alston & Bird 31 Associate Attorney $190,135
4 Shared Technologies 25 Sales Rep $187,137
5 Nixon Peabody 66 Associate Attorney $178,016
6 Devon Energy 48 Engineer $173,057
7 Perkins Coie 55 Associate $162,860
8 EOG Resources 64 Engineer $146,739
9 Adobe Systems 40 Computer Scientist $137,691
10 Goldman Sachs 9 Other Exempt (Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates, and Professional Non-Exempt) $137,000
11 Boston Consulting Group 11 Consultant $136,706
12 Cisco Systems 6 Software Engineer IV $132,004
13 Network Appliance 14 MTS Software 4 $129,689
14 Kimley-Horn & Associates 38 Project Manager $127,167
15 eBay 68 Software Engineer 4 $125,889
16 Robert W. Baird 39 Financial Analyst $123,800
17 Texas Instruments 100 Electrical Design Engineer $116,636
18 MITRE 42 Lead Information Systems Engineer $116,291
19 Yahoo 87 Technical Yahoo $116,250
20 S.C. Johnson & Son 27 Sr. Research Scientist $110,587
21 OhioHealth 18 Pharmicist $108,143
22 Chesapeake Energy 61 Toolpusher $108,031
23 Publix Super Markets 91 Store Manager $107,280
24 SAS Institute 29 Software Developer $104,566
25 Johnson Financial Group 37 Commercial Relationship Manager III $104,561
26 Nugget Markets 12 Store Director $103,385
27 Booz Allen Hamilton 81 Associate $102,300
28 Vision Service Plan 53 Senior Application Developer $101,022
29 CH2M HILL 54 Project Manager $100,998
30 Ernst & Young 57 Manager - client serving position $99,469
31 Valero Energy 67 Store Manager - Retail $97,730
32 Qualcomm 8 Engineer, Senior $97,641
33 David Weekley Homes 17 Sales Consultant $95,310
34 Principal Financial Group 21 IT Application Analyst Sr. $95,308
35 David Evans & Associates 73 Project Manager $94,632
36 American Century Investments 22 N.A. $94,590
37 PCL Construction Enterprises 77 Superintendent $94,499
38 Alcon Laboratories 60 Sales Representative $94,469
39 Recreational Equipment (REI) 34 Retail Store Manager $93,557
40 AstraZeneca 83 Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist $91,837
41 American Fidelity Assurance 24 Sales $90,083
42 Baptist Health South Fla. 94 Assistant Manager, Patient Care $89,100
43 Methodist Hospital System 10 Manager, Nursing $88,972
44 PricewaterhouseCoopers 90 Manager/Supervisor $88,007
45 FactSet Research Systems 52 Software Engineer $86,491
46 Genentech 5 Research Associate $85,880
47 Healthways 80 RN Manager $82,613
48 Southern Ohio Medical Center 75 Nurse Manager $82,077
49 Scottrade 58 Branch Manager $81,875
50 Mattel 70 Project Designer $81,741
51 Scripps Health 56 Case Manager $80,017
52 Granite Construction 74 Engineer $77,561
53 Deloitte & Touche USA 95 Senior/Senior Consultant $77,495
54 Edward Jones 4 Senior Programmer Analyst $77,368
55 FedEx 97 Operations Manager-FedEx Express $76,751
56 SRA International 99 Analyst $76,686
57 TDIndustries 35 Superintendent $76,474
58 Quicken Loans 2 Mortgage Banker $75,765
59 KPMG 71 Senior Associate $72,430
60 Whole Foods Market 16 Associate Store Team Leader $70,609
61 Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network 85 Patient Care Coordinator $69,256
62 Sherwin-Williams 98 Store Manager $68,513
63 Milliken 92 Product/Process Improvement $67,000
64 Herman Miller 96 Engineer 3 $66,901
65 Plante & Moran 44 Auditor $65,500
66 Stew Leonard's 26 Store Manager $63,842
67 Arkansas Children's Hospital 76 RN III $62,860
68 King's Daughters Medical Center 63 Assistant Nurse Manager $59,598
69 QuikTrip 28 Store Manager $59,179
70 National Instruments 79 Engineer - Engineering Leadership Program (ELP) 1 $58,744
71 Aflac 30 Supervisor, Operations $58,487
72 Stanley 84 Systems Analyst II $58,361
73 CarMax 46 Merchandising Associate $58,113
74 Marriott International 72 Sales Manager $56,382
75 Rackspace Managed Hosting 32 Linux Administrator Level 2 $55,883
76 Camden Property Trust 50 Community Manager $55,734
77 American Express 62 Team Leader Operations $55,620
78 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 89 Director $54,940
79 Erickson Retirement Communities 93 Service Manager $53,200
80 J. M. Smucker 47 Production Supervisor $52,732
81 Umpqua Bank 13 Store Manager $50,570
82 Wegmans Food Markets 3 Store Department Manager $49,411
83 Four Seasons Hotels 88 Assistant Food & Beverage Manager $48,508
84 Nordstrom 36 Sales Department Manager $48,500
85 Starbucks 7 Store Manager $45,713
86 General Mills 69 Retail Sales Representative $43,922
87 Container Store 20 Store Sales $43,806
88 Station Casinos 33 Table Games Floor Supervisor $43,504
89 Navy Federal Credit Union 78 Supervisor, Branch Office $43,447
90 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 45 Business Operations Coordinator $43,286
91 Nike 82 Manager/Department Retail $39,046
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1 Bingham McCutchen 41 Associate $211,017
2 Arnold & Porter 19 Associates $194,575
3 Alston & Bird 31 Associate Attorney $190,135
4 Shared Technologies 25 Sales Rep $187,137
5 Nixon Peabody 66 Associate Attorney $178,016
6 Devon Energy 48 Engineer $173,057
7 Perkins Coie 55 Associate $162,860
8 EOG Resources 64 Engineer $146,739
9 Adobe Systems 40 Computer Scientist $137,691
10 Goldman Sachs 9 Other Exempt (Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates, and Professional Non-Exempt) $137,000
11 Boston Consulting Group 11 Consultant $136,706
12 Cisco Systems 6 Software Engineer IV $132,004
13 Network Appliance 14 MTS Software 4 $129,689
14 Kimley-Horn & Associates 38 Project Manager $127,167
15 eBay 68 Software Engineer 4 $125,889
16 Robert W. Baird 39 Financial Analyst $123,800
17 Texas Instruments 100 Electrical Design Engineer $116,636
18 MITRE 42 Lead Information Systems Engineer $116,291
19 Yahoo 87 Technical Yahoo $116,250
20 S.C. Johnson & Son 27 Sr. Research Scientist $110,587
21 OhioHealth 18 Pharmicist $108,143
22 Chesapeake Energy 61 Toolpusher $108,031
23 Publix Super Markets 91 Store Manager $107,280
24 SAS Institute 29 Software Developer $104,566
25 Johnson Financial Group 37 Commercial Relationship Manager III $104,561
26 Nugget Markets 12 Store Director $103,385
27 Booz Allen Hamilton 81 Associate $102,300
28 Vision Service Plan 53 Senior Application Developer $101,022
29 CH2M HILL 54 Project Manager $100,998
30 Ernst & Young 57 Manager - client serving position $99,469
31 Valero Energy 67 Store Manager - Retail $97,730
32 Qualcomm 8 Engineer, Senior $97,641
33 David Weekley Homes 17 Sales Consultant $95,310
34 Principal Financial Group 21 IT Application Analyst Sr. $95,308
35 David Evans & Associates 73 Project Manager $94,632
36 American Century Investments 22 N.A. $94,590
37 PCL Construction Enterprises 77 Superintendent $94,499
38 Alcon Laboratories 60 Sales Representative $94,469
39 Recreational Equipment (REI) 34 Retail Store Manager $93,557
40 AstraZeneca 83 Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist $91,837
41 American Fidelity Assurance 24 Sales $90,083
42 Baptist Health South Fla. 94 Assistant Manager, Patient Care $89,100
43 Methodist Hospital System 10 Manager, Nursing $88,972
44 PricewaterhouseCoopers 90 Manager/Supervisor $88,007
45 FactSet Research Systems 52 Software Engineer $86,491
46 Genentech 5 Research Associate $85,880
47 Healthways 80 RN Manager $82,613
48 Southern Ohio Medical Center 75 Nurse Manager $82,077
49 Scottrade 58 Branch Manager $81,875
50 Mattel 70 Project Designer $81,741
51 Scripps Health 56 Case Manager $80,017
52 Granite Construction 74 Engineer $77,561
53 Deloitte & Touche USA 95 Senior/Senior Consultant $77,495
54 Edward Jones 4 Senior Programmer Analyst $77,368
55 FedEx 97 Operations Manager-FedEx Express $76,751
56 SRA International 99 Analyst $76,686
57 TDIndustries 35 Superintendent $76,474
58 Quicken Loans 2 Mortgage Banker $75,765
59 KPMG 71 Senior Associate $72,430
60 Whole Foods Market 16 Associate Store Team Leader $70,609
61 Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network 85 Patient Care Coordinator $69,256
62 Sherwin-Williams 98 Store Manager $68,513
63 Milliken 92 Product/Process Improvement $67,000
64 Herman Miller 96 Engineer 3 $66,901
65 Plante & Moran 44 Auditor $65,500
66 Stew Leonard's 26 Store Manager $63,842
67 Arkansas Children's Hospital 76 RN III $62,860
68 King's Daughters Medical Center 63 Assistant Nurse Manager $59,598
69 QuikTrip 28 Store Manager $59,179
70 National Instruments 79 Engineer - Engineering Leadership Program (ELP) 1 $58,744
71 Aflac 30 Supervisor, Operations $58,487
72 Stanley 84 Systems Analyst II $58,361
73 CarMax 46 Merchandising Associate $58,113
74 Marriott International 72 Sales Manager $56,382
75 Rackspace Managed Hosting 32 Linux Administrator Level 2 $55,883
76 Camden Property Trust 50 Community Manager $55,734
77 American Express 62 Team Leader Operations $55,620
78 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 89 Director $54,940
79 Erickson Retirement Communities 93 Service Manager $53,200
80 J. M. Smucker 47 Production Supervisor $52,732
81 Umpqua Bank 13 Store Manager $50,570
82 Wegmans Food Markets 3 Store Department Manager $49,411
83 Four Seasons Hotels 88 Assistant Food & Beverage Manager $48,508
84 Nordstrom 36 Sales Department Manager $48,500
85 Starbucks 7 Store Manager $45,713
86 General Mills 69 Retail Sales Representative $43,922
87 Container Store 20 Store Sales $43,806
88 Station Casinos 33 Table Games Floor Supervisor $43,504
89 Navy Federal Credit Union 78 Supervisor, Branch Office $43,447
90 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 45 Business Operations Coordinator $43,286
91 Nike 82 Manager/Department Retail $39,046
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