10 US Companies Paying Highest Salaries

If asked to name the company that pays the highest salaries, you might naturally look toward Silicon Valley. But it turns out that a management consulting company based in Chicago is at the top of heap, reports the Chicago Tribune. The stat comes from Glassdoor, which compiled a list of the 25 highest-paying companies, based on employees' self-reporting. The top 10, with the salary figure representing median total compensation:

1. A.T. Kearney, consulting, $167,534
2. Strategy&, consulting, $160,000
3. Juniper Networks, technology, $157,000
4. McKinsey & Company, consulting, $155,000
5. Google, technology, $153,750
6. VMware, technology, $152,133
7. Amazon Lab126, technology, $150,100
8. Boston Consulting Group, consulting, $150,020
9. Guidewire, technology, $150,020
10. Cadence Design Systems, technology, $150,010

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