The 50 best-paying big companies, according to employees

But compensation really involves more than just the salary itself. It also involves how employees feel about their pay and if they feel it's fair, or even generous, given the job title and responsibilities they have.

That's why to generate this list of the 50 best-paying large companies, Comparably looked for the highest salaries that employees self-reported and also factored in the sentiment of how employees feel about their compensation (it is not ranked by salary alone.)

Comparably dug through its database of over 3 million employee ratings on 30,000 US companies to come up with this list. Comparably defines a large company as one with at least 500 employees.

To make the list, each company needed at least 25 employee reviews. All of these companies rank in the top 15% or greater in compensation sentiment, where their employees say they are most satisfied with their compensation.

Companies with employees who answered more questions were weighted more heavily than those with staffers that provided fewer answers.

No. 50: Workfront

Company:Workfront

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No. 49: Symantec

Company:Symantec

Highest-paying department:Product, with an average salary of $185,781

What it does:Symantec is one of the world's largest makers of computer security software.

No. 48: ZipRecruiter

Company:ZipRecruiter

Highest-paying department:Product, with an average salary of $183,897

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No 47: Pluralsight

Company:Pluralsight

Highest-paying department:Product, with an average salary of $170,244

What it does:

"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."

No. 46: SAP

Company:SAP

Highest-paying department:Product, with an average salary of $184,287

What it does:SAP makes software for large companies and is best known for its financial applications.

No. 45: PayPal

Company:PayPal

Highest-paying department:Product, with an average salary of $178,539

What it does:PayPal provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.

No. 44: Netflix

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No. 43: T-Mobile

Company:T-Mobile

Highest-paying department:Product, with an average salary of $174,186

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No. 42: Slack

Company:Slack

What it does:Slack offers a cloud-based workplace communications app.

No. 41: SurveyMonkey

Company:SurveyMonkey

Highest-paying department:Product, with an average salary of $172,326

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No. 40: TripAdvisor

Company:TripAdvisor

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

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

No. 39: Cornerstone OnDemand

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."

No. 38: Pinterest

Company:Pinterest

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

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No. 37: EMC

Company:Dell EMC

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No. 36: HubSpot

Company:HubSpot

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No. 35: Chegg

Company:Chegg

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No. 34: Tyson Foods

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

No. 33: Nestlé USA

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."

No. 32: Insight Global

Company:Insight Global

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No. 31: Pegasystems

Company:Pegasystems

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No. 30: GoDaddy

Company:GoDaddy

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

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No. 29: Publix Super Markets

Company:Publix Super Markets

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No. 28: Cisco

Company:Cisco

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

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No. 27: HCA Holdings

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

No. 26: Petco

Company:Petco

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

No. 25: 3M

Company:3M

What it does:

"Extremely competitive salary, with additional variable pay based upon division performance."

No. 24: General Motors

Company:General Motors

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

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No. 23: Capital One

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

No. 22: Liberty Mutual Insurance

Company:Liberty Mutual Insurance

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

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No. 21: Costco

Company:Costco

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

No. 20: USAA

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

No. 19: Geico

Company:Geico

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No. 18: Nvidia

Company:Nvidia

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

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No. 17: Indeed.com

Company:Indeed.com

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

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No. 16: Atlassian

Company: Atlassian

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

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

No. 15: eBay

Company:eBay

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

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

No. 14: Bloomberg

Company:Bloomberg

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No. 13: Intel

Company:Intel

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

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

No. 12: Expedia

Company:Expedia

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

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

"Paid well and receive great benefits including 12 weeks maternity/paternity leave."

No. 11: VMware

Company:VMware

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

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No. 10: LinkedIn

Company:LinkedIn

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No. 9: Kaiser Permanente

Company:Kaiser Permanente

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

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

No. 8: Adobe

Company:Adobe

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

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No. 7: Salesforce

Company:Salesforce

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

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No. 6: Facebook

Company:Facebook

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

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

No. 5: Intuit

Company:Intuit

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

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No. 4: Apple

Company:Apple

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

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No. 3: Amazon

Company:Amazon

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

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.

No. 2: Google

Company:Google

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

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.

No. 1: Microsoft

Company:Microsoft

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

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The 50 best-paying big companies, according to employees

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