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Tech, consultancies again emerge as America's top paying companies

Tech, consultancies again emerge as America's top paying companies

Apr 15, 2017
06:30 am

What's the story

Tech companies and consultancies have once again emerged as employers offering highest median salaries in the US. Consulting firms AT Kearney and Strategy& were ranked first and second by offering median total compensation of $175,000 and $172,000, respectively, according to Glassdoor's annual survey. Tech companies VMware ($167,050), Splunk ($161,010) and Cadence Design Systems ($156,702) are ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

Top ranked

Google ranked 6th, Facebook - 7th

Google and Facebook were at the sixth and seventh place offering median total salaries of $155,250 and $155,000 respectively. Consulting firm McKinsey & Company and tech companies NVIDIA, Amazon Labs126, Juniper Networks, LinkedIn, Salesforce and Dimension Data are other companies offering compensation ranging from $150,000 onwards. Microsoft ($144,000) is ranked 19th while Twitter ($142,000) is at 22nd position.

Glassdoor explains

Why consulting, tech companies are America's top salary payers

Finance companies pay well. Yet, Visa Inc ($142,000) is the only finance company among America's 25 highest salary payers. While finance firms require highly qualified workers with niche skill-sets, consulting firms require much more, i.e. "personal contacts, reputations and specialized skills and knowledge." The tech industry is facing an "ongoing shortage of highly skilled workers" causing a "war for talent," justifying higher salaries.

Work-life balance

Do high salaries translate to overall job satisfaction?

Just because a company pays high-salary, doesn't mean you'll like your job. Employees of Strategy& (ranked second in terms of highest salaries) have given the firm average reviews on Glassdoor. A common complaint by employees of high paying firms is companies must do more to ensure work-life balance. Yet, there are companies like Facebook, McKinsey and LinkedIn which are highly rated for employee satisfaction.