Best Gen Y Employers
"At Qualcomm, Inc. (ranked #1), 95% of Gen Y employees report very flexible work
schedules – a big win with Millennials." Millennials love working for tech companies as much as they love their smartphones. And, they don’t do 9-to-5.
PayScale features 20 employers who can woo this generation.
| Rank |
Employer |
Median Pay
for Gen Y |
% Gen Y Employees |
% with High Job Satisfaction |
% with Low Stress Levels |
% That Feel Job Is Meaningful |
% with a Flexible Schedule |
Green Score(?)Accounts for the environmental footprint; management policies, programs and initiatives; and reporting practices of companies. Source: Newsweek |
Gen Y Company Score (?) Shows how much more common each job skill is for Gen Y workers versus all other workers. |
| 1 |
Qualcomm, Inc. |
$90,600 |
35% |
87% |
11% |
72% |
95% |
62.6 |
11.76 |
| 2 |
Google, Inc. |
$80,900 |
41% |
82% |
15% |
58% |
75% |
63.8 |
11.37 |
| 3 |
Medtronic, Inc. |
$63,500 |
27% |
74% |
19% |
87% |
83% |
64.2 |
11.32 |
| 4 |
Intel Corp. |
$81,200 |
32% |
79% |
11% |
72% |
89% |
71.4 |
9.94 |
| 5 |
Microsoft Corp. |
$92,800 |
25% |
71% |
14% |
64% |
91% |
67.6 |
7.71 |
| 6 |
Abbott Laboratories |
$61,300 |
23% |
85% |
21% |
82% |
76% |
54.2 |
7.67 |
| 7 |
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) |
$55,800 |
30% |
71% |
17% |
65% |
84% |
65.6 |
7.49 |
| 8 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
$62,000 |
33% |
65% |
16% |
67% |
80% |
60.8 |
7.14 |
| 9 |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
$62,500 |
35% |
77% |
12% |
67% |
83% |
62.2 |
7.00 |
| 10 |
Cameron International |
$65,300 |
45% |
95% |
14% |
59% |
77% |
39.8 |
6.84 |
| 11 |
EMC Corp. |
$68,100 |
28% |
79% |
16% |
43% |
86% |
71.6 |
6.57 |
| 12 |
Booz, Allen, and Hamilton |
$66,300 |
41% |
73% |
12% |
58% |
79% |
*55.7 |
6.40 |
| 13 |
The Boeing Company |
$65,000 |
29% |
72% |
13% |
68% |
79% |
66.9 |
6.34 |
| 14 - Tie |
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
$84,200 |
25% |
69% |
12% |
59% |
89% |
68.4 |
6.16 |
| 14 - Tie |
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
$75,100 |
26% |
78% |
11% |
67% |
89% |
61.8 |
6.16 |
| 16 |
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. |
$61,000 |
28% |
73% |
20% |
66% |
75% |
50.1 |
6.00 |
| 17 |
Cummins, Inc. |
$65,100 |
41% |
72% |
11% |
65% |
73% |
55.3 |
5.93 |
| 18 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. |
$64,700 |
29% |
65% |
13% |
60% |
85% |
64.7 |
5.34 |
| 19 |
Freddie Mac |
$67,300 |
38% |
65% |
25% |
40% |
70% |
*55.7 |
4.95 |
| 20 |
Baker Hughes, Inc. |
$67,500 |
34% |
70% |
21% |
41% |
68% |
56.2 |
4.90 |
| 21 |
ConocoPhillips Company |
$82,300 |
29% |
79% |
13% |
70% |
63% |
47.5 |
4.89 |
| 22 |
Raytheon Company |
$69,600 |
28% |
71% |
11% |
57% |
85% |
62.4 |
4.88 |
| 23 |
Eaton Corp. |
$61,500 |
27% |
79% |
17% |
59% |
66% |
55.4 |
4.83 |
| 24 |
Harris Corp. |
$59,100 |
25% |
67% |
22% |
59% |
74% |
59.0 |
4.81 |
| 25 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. |
$67,000 |
41% |
66% |
12% |
40% |
78% |
70.9 |
4.76 |
| 26 |
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. |
$66,000 |
23% |
64% |
14% |
48% |
86% |
82.5 |
4.53 |
| 27 |
John Deere |
$48,600 |
38% |
68% |
24% |
58% |
60% |
54.1 |
4.51 |
| 28 |
URS Corporation, Inc. |
$56,200 |
34% |
65% |
14% |
61% |
75% |
54.4 |
4.39 |
| 29 |
CH2M HILL |
$59,400 |
31% |
67% |
11% |
68% |
83% |
*55.7 |
4.34 |
| 30 |
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
$54,800 |
21% |
81% |
13% |
71% |
84% |
58.0 |
4.23 |
| 31 |
AON Corp. |
$55,000 |
36% |
65% |
16% |
39% |
86% |
57.0 |
4.16 |
| 32 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
$52,600 |
21% |
81% |
15% |
65% |
80% |
54.8 |
4.05 |
| 33 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
$56,500 |
46% |
79% |
11% |
71% |
68% |
38.9 |
4.02 |
| 34 |
Yahoo!, Inc. |
$84,900 |
27% |
64% |
9% |
60% |
84% |
60.5 |
3.83 |
| 35 |
Whirlpool Corp. |
$49,000 |
30% |
83% |
13% |
57% |
78% |
49.4 |
3.56 |
| 36 |
Pfizer, Inc. |
$61,800 |
16% |
71% |
13% |
79% |
76% |
66.2 |
3.54 |
| 37 |
L-3 Communications |
$59,300 |
25% |
68% |
13% |
71% |
78% |
47.6 |
3.50 |
| 38 |
Chevron Corp. |
$78,500 |
28% |
73% |
9% |
58% |
82% |
49.4 |
3.44 |
| 39 |
Estée Lauder |
$51,500 |
42% |
58% |
13% |
58% |
71% |
51.1 |
3.43 |
| 40 |
Motorola, Inc. |
$72,000 |
20% |
60% |
10% |
54% |
95% |
70.7 |
3.36 |
| 41 |
Johnson & Johnson |
$61,900 |
27% |
67% |
7% |
75% |
74% |
74.6 |
3.26 |
| 42 |
Duke Energy Corp. |
$59,900 |
27% |
86% |
9% |
73% |
76% |
45.0 |
3.23 |
| 43 |
General Electric Combined |
$65,200 |
23% |
73% |
9% |
64% |
75% |
63.3 |
3.15 |
| 44 |
eBay, Inc. |
$84,200 |
33% |
69% |
5% |
58% |
92% |
59.5 |
2.99 |
| 45 |
Apple Computer, Inc. |
$42,400 |
37% |
73% |
11% |
63% |
55% |
64.7 |
2.91 |
| 46 |
Stryker |
$64,900 |
36% |
72% |
5% |
88% |
77% |
48.5 |
2.87 |
| 47 |
Monsanto Company |
$58,000 |
38% |
69% |
11% |
78% |
89% |
22.8 |
2.79 |
| 48 |
Waste Management, Inc. |
$42,400 |
19% |
81% |
19% |
73% |
69% |
42.3 |
2.61 |
| 49 |
Hewlett-Packard Company |
$56,000 |
17% |
56% |
20% |
38% |
84% |
75.8 |
2.54 |
| 50 |
Oracle Corp. |
$76,600 |
16% |
74% |
10% |
44% |
93% |
65.2 |
2.49 |
| 51 |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
$45,500 |
34% |
66% |
12% |
40% |
68% |
71.7 |
2.45 |
| 52 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) |
$47,300 |
27% |
73% |
14% |
43% |
73% |
57.0 |
2.36 |
| 53 |
3M Company |
$57,000 |
28% |
83% |
5% |
69% |
80% |
61.3 |
2.25 |
| 54 |
CVS Caremark Corp. |
$34,900 |
28% |
71% |
16% |
56% |
71% |
51.3 |
2.23 |
| 55 |
American Express Company (AMEX) |
$62,300 |
23% |
67% |
12% |
34% |
79% |
69.4 |
2.19 |
| 56 |
Procter & Gamble Company |
$64,900 |
29% |
83% |
5% |
56% |
81% |
59.0 |
2.15 |
| 57 |
Merck & Company, Inc. |
$71,100 |
23% |
63% |
7% |
71% |
71% |
58.4 |
2.09 |
| 58 |
The Shaw Group, Inc. |
$56,900 |
24% |
63% |
10% |
60% |
73% |
52.0 |
2.07 |
| 59 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
$51,600 |
25% |
78% |
15% |
48% |
56% |
49.7 |
2.03 |
| 60 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
$58,500 |
30% |
69% |
12% |
35% |
77% |
52.4 |
2.02 |
| 61 - Tie |
Aetna, Inc. |
$41,100 |
25% |
72% |
12% |
60% |
63% |
58.5 |
2.00 |
| 61 - Tie |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
$45,700 |
36% |
78% |
16% |
46% |
68% |
30.3 |
2.00 |
| 63 |
Aecom Technology Group, Inc. |
$52,600 |
32% |
42% |
13% |
50% |
79% |
55.8 |
1.99 |
| 64 |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
$32,300 |
39% |
66% |
19% |
42% |
57% |
49.7 |
1.90 |
| 65 |
Boston Scientific Corp. |
$67,400 |
24% |
59% |
5% |
82% |
77% |
56.8 |
1.80 |
| 66 |
Cardinal Health, Inc. |
$49,700 |
27% |
61% |
9% |
73% |
64% |
49.5 |
1.76 |
| 67 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
$56,700 |
26% |
71% |
7% |
43% |
82% |
63.5 |
1.75 |
| 68 |
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company (DuPont) |
$70,100 |
22% |
85% |
5% |
73% |
73% |
48.7 |
1.74 |
| 69 - Tie |
Cigna Corp. |
$45,700 |
21% |
74% |
13% |
44% |
72% |
59.2 |
1.72 |
| 69 - Tie |
Archer Daniels Midland Company |
$48,200 |
40% |
67% |
14% |
57% |
62% |
26.0 |
1.72 |
| 71 |
ExxonMobil Corp. |
$85,500 |
32% |
62% |
5% |
53% |
82% |
48.0 |
1.71 |
| 72 - Tie |
National Oilwell Varco |
$54,700 |
37% |
58% |
9% |
47% |
77% |
43.4 |
1.68 |
| 72 - Tie |
McKesson Corp. |
$51,200 |
19% |
64% |
11% |
61% |
75% |
53.9 |
1.68 |
| 74 - Tie |
Humana |
$46,100 |
27% |
76% |
10% |
42% |
66% |
62.9 |
1.67 |
| 74 - Tie |
The Coca-Cola Company |
$50,000 |
23% |
77% |
10% |
50% |
73% |
49.2 |
1.67 |
| 76 - Tie |
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) |
$56,900 |
26% |
61% |
8% |
45% |
74% |
67.1 |
1.60 |
| 76 - Tie |
Dow Chemical Company |
$65,900 |
32% |
66% |
5% |
59% |
82% |
45.8 |
1.60 |
| 78 |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
$55,400 |
31% |
68% |
8% |
48% |
76% |
44.8 |
1.55 |
| 79 |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. |
$44,500 |
29% |
61% |
14% |
45% |
50% |
61.2 |
1.53 |
| 80 |
Micron Technology, Inc. |
$68,800 |
30% |
80% |
5% |
50% |
70% |
50.7 |
1.52 |
| 81 |
Amazon.com, Inc. |
$80,000 |
30% |
75% |
5% |
47% |
71% |
47.8 |
1.49 |
| 82 |
The McGraw-Hill Companies |
$53,300 |
25% |
60% |
10% |
30% |
85% |
69.9 |
1.47 |
| 83 |
Caterpillar, Inc. |
$57,200 |
33% |
67% |
6% |
51% |
69% |
56.8 |
1.43 |
| 84 - Tie |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. |
$60,300 |
30% |
63% |
5% |
55% |
73% |
60.5 |
1.42 |
| 84 - Tie |
AT&T, Inc. |
$48,600 |
18% |
63% |
12% |
55% |
56% |
67.1 |
1.42 |
| 86 |
Entergy Corp. |
$69,000 |
29% |
75% |
5% |
67% |
68% |
38.9 |
1.39 |
| 87 |
Capital One Financial Corp. |
$41,100 |
33% |
59% |
14% |
29% |
71% |
56.6 |
1.32 |
| 88 |
The Limited Brands |
$42,500 |
51% |
69% |
9% |
38% |
50% |
56.0 |
1.28 |
| 89 |
Valero Energy Corp. |
$45,600 |
32% |
52% |
20% |
40% |
52% |
41.7 |
1.27 |
| 90 |
State Farm Insurance Company |
$30,500 |
31% |
65% |
11% |
53% |
63% |
*55.7 |
1.26 |
| 91 |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
$81,600 |
47% |
70% |
5% |
34% |
55% |
54.4 |
1.25 |
| 92 |
SunGard Data Systems |
$70,500 |
34% |
62% |
5% |
38% |
76% |
*55.7 |
1.22 |
| 93 |
Nike, Inc. |
$41,700 |
34% |
67% |
8% |
58% |
51% |
51.5 |
1.20 |
| 94 - Tie |
Morgan Stanley |
$59,400 |
36% |
63% |
8% |
34% |
70% |
46.3 |
1.17 |
| 94 - Tie |
Navistar International Corp. |
$61,700 |
26% |
62% |
5% |
47% |
77% |
65.3 |
1.17 |
| 96 |
Halliburton Energy Services |
$59,500 |
34% |
70% |
5% |
57% |
55% |
49.7 |
1.12 |
| 97 |
UnitedHealth Group |
$51,500 |
26% |
65% |
5% |
58% |
78% |
54.5 |
1.09 |
| 98 |
Honeywell International, Inc. |
$62,500 |
22% |
68% |
5% |
55% |
87% |
47.3 |
1.07 |
| 99 |
State Street Corp. |
$48,300 |
43% |
47% |
15% |
24% |
58% |
48.5 |
1.01 |
| 100 |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. |
$44,000 |
32% |
65% |
19% |
42% |
42% |
33.2 |
1.00 |
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* For the companies that weren't included in the Newsweek green score ranking, the average green score among all companies ranked was used. Scores were out of 100, with the highest being IBM at 82.5 and the lowest being Monsanto at 22.8. The average score was 55.7.
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