Top 25 Companies for Compensation and Benefits
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Amgen
Amgen joins the Glassdoor list at #19 with an overall satisfaction score of 4.0 out of 5 for compensation and benefits. Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. Founded in 1980, the company has annual revenue of more than $10 billion (USD).
Review highlights:
- "Work-life balance competitive salaries and challenging work."
- "Amgen offers great benefits in terms of vacation time and 401K matching."
- "Company has great pay and benefits."
- "Good benefits, salary comparable to market value, good facility."
- "Good pay, good benefits, good working conditions, nice campus."
While many factors play into the notion of feeling satisfied with your job and your employer, without a doubt one of the top criteria is adequate compensation and benefits. Let's face it, having adequate financial resources just makes life easier. Feeling that your company appreciates your contribution and supports your well-being, well, that doesn't hurt either.
Recently, Glassdoor.com identified the Top 25 Companies for Compensation & Benefits based on workplace insights shared on their website by people who know these companies best – the employees. Based entirely on U.S. employee feedback shared over the past 12 months, employees report high satisfaction with not only pay, but also overall benefits packages and perks like free food or even company-wide trips to Hawaii.
Not surprisingly, tech-related companies were well represented on the list, including Google, which took the number-one spot with a 4.4 out of 5 rating for compensation and benefits. Also on the list were Facebook, Riverbed, VMware and Microsoft, just to name a few.
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