New List Shows the Top 25 Companies for Pay and Perks

"Google, Costco, and Facebook top a new Glassdoor survey of companies with great salaries and benefits," reports USA Today (May 26, Kelly-Barton). Also according to the poll, 39 percent of American workers say they believe they are under-compensated for their work. At the same time, 57 percent of the workers surveyed said it's up to employers and not government to address the issue. "The top items on their wish list are better pay policies, clearer top-down communication, and greater transparency about pay," notes the newspaper. The survey's results are based on a year's worth of verified feedback from U.S. employees who use Glassdoor, a career community website. While the list features companies that compensate their staffers well, what stands out are the often creative benefits -- everything from flex-time to work-from-home options to pet insurance. Of the top 25, the tech sector placed a dozen of its companies on the list. According to USA Today, "pharmaceutical and biotechnology make up the second-largest group with three representatives: Genentech, Amgen, and Pfizer. Costco, at No. 2 on the list, is the only retailer to make the chart." Casey Kelly-Barton, The Motley Fool

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