It's possible to love your job and get a good salary too: you just have to work for the right company.
The first annual list of the best employers In America by PayScale and Business Insider evaluates companies by both pay and happiness.
The winner is a company you've probably never heard of: a New Jersey biopharmaceutical company called Celgene Corporation. Many of the best companies were also in the health care industry.
The famously indulgent tech industry also did well on this list, including Google (#2), Yahoo (#8), and Microsoft (#14).
Companies in the 2012 Fortune 500 were ranked using PayScale's salary and survey database. Happiness represented 57 percent of the final score and was measured through questions about satisfaction, feelings of meaningfulness, stress, and schedule flexibility. Pay represented 43 percent of the final score and was measured by looking at median pay after five years and pay compared to industry peers.
50. Duke Energy Corp.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., this energy company has 29,250 employees.
Employees report very high rates of satisfaction (84%) and relaxation (45%); high rates of meaningfulness (69%); and average rates of flexibility (70%).
Median pay is high at $81,100 after five years, and average compared to industry peers.
This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by Payscale. Read the full methodology here. Also find out how your salary stacks up.
49. American Electric Power (AEP)
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, this electric utilities company has 18,710 employees.
Employees report very high rates of meaningfulness (72%); and high rates of relaxation (44%), flexibility (79%), and satisfaction (77%).
Median pay is high at $75,900 after five years, and average compared to industry peers.
This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by Payscale. Read the full methodology here. Also find out how your salary stacks up.
48. EMC Corporation
Headquartered in Hopkinton, Mass., this computer storage company has 53,600 employees.
Employees report very high rates of relaxation (51%); and high rates of flexibility (81%), satisfaction (75%), and meaningfulness (64%).
Median pay is high at $83,200 after five years, and average compared to industry peers.
This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by Payscale. Read the full methodology here. Also find out how your salary stacks up.
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