Tech companies may be associated with the fattest salaries, but it's consulting firms that claim the first and second spots on this list of the highest-paying companies in America, released today by job search and salary comparison site Glassdoor. To compile this list, Glassdoor selected companies with the highest median total compensation as reported on the site by U.S.-based employees over the past year.
A.T. Kearney and Strategy& top an otherwise tech-heavy list. They offer their workers median total compensation approaching $200,000 per year.
"High pay continues to be tied to in-demand skills and higher education, which in part, is why we see several companies on this list among the consulting and technology industries," says Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist.
"Salaries are sky-high at consulting companies," says Chamberlain. "Employers [want] top consultants to have personal contacts, reputations and specialized skills and knowledge. 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."
All of the following companies offer median base salaries of $120,000 or above, and median total compensation (which includes additional forms of compensation like bonuses and commissions) of $140,000 and above.
Here's what you could make if you worked for these employers:
- A.T. Kearney
Industry: Consulting
Median Total Compensation: $175,000
Median Base Compensation: $150,000 - Strategy&
Industry: Consulting
Median Total Compensation: $172,000
Median Base Compensation: $152,000 - VMware
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $167,050
Median Base Compensation: $136,750 - Splunk
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $161,010
Median Base Compensation: $132,500 - Cadence Design Systems
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $156,702
Median Base Compensation: $141,202 - Google
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $155,250
Median Base Compensation: $120,000 - Facebook
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $155,000
Median Base Compensation: $130,000 - NVIDIA
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $154,000
Median Base Compensation: $150,000 - McKinsey & Company
Industry: Consulting
Median Total Compensation: $153,000
Median Base Compensation: $140,000 - Amazon Lab126
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $152,800
Median Base Compensation: $130,400 - Juniper Networks
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $150,000
Median Base Compensation: $138,500 - LinkedIn
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $150,000
Median Base Compensation: $127,000 - Salesforce
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $150,000
Median Base Compensation: $120,000 - Dimension Data
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $150,000
Median Base Compensation: $110,000 - Synposys
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $148,000
Median Base Compensation: $130,000 - Informatica
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $147,400
Median Base Compensation: $125,000 - Boston Consulting Group
Industry: Consulting
Median Total Compensation: $147,015
Median Base Compensation: $144,800 - Broadcom
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $145,025
Median Base Compensation: $130,000 - Microsoft
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $144,000
Median Base Compensation: $127,000 - Walmart eCommerce
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $143,500
Median Base Compensation: $124,900 - Visa Inc.
Industry: Finance
Median Total Compensation: $142,000
Median Base Compensation: $130,000 - Twitter
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $142,000
Median Base Compensation: $125,000 - F5 Networks
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $140,555
Median Base Compensation: $125,000 - Palo Alto Networks
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $140,020
Median Base Compensation: $124,700 - Akamai
Industry: Tech
Median Total Compensation: $140,000
Median Base Compensation: $121,000
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