--- title: 15 Companies Where Half the Employees Make $100,000 or More description: According to new data, there are many companies that have a medium salary above $100,000. Here are 15 highlights. authors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Business - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2018-05-01T18:00:55.000Z' modified: '2023-05-26T13:52:51.000Z' section: Business tags: - best companies - Earnings - how to make more money - Netflix - six figure salary - Verizon communications - Wages word_count: 1000 canonical: https://money.com/15-companies-where-half-the-employees-make-100000-or-more/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![180501-six-figure-companies](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies.jpg) Considering a career move and worrying about your wallet? Fret no more. Thanks to a new federal rule, you can now know for sure how much money the median worker makes at a certain company. As part of the recession-inspired [Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act](https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4173/text), public companies [now have to](https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/pay-ratio-disclosure) tell the Securities and Exchange Commission about the pay ratio between their median employee and chief executive officer. (In case you forgot this lesson from elementary school, a quick review: A median is a type of average derived from a group's midpoint. So in this case, it refers to someone who makes more than 50 percent of their coworkers and less than 50 percent of their coworkers.) Companies that wrapped up their fiscal years in December needed to submit their annual compensation info [by Monday](https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Yes-median-pay-at-Facebook-really-is-about-12870786.php). Looking at the data, some results were obvious — like the fact that Facebook's median pay is one of the highest — but others were surprising — like that the median pay at Molson Coors Brewing Co. is nearly $73,000. That's a lot for making beer. Still curious? Here are 15 companies where half the employees make at least six figures, according to their respective SEC filings: ## LogMeIn Inc. ![](https://img.money.com/2018/05/logmein_boston3.jpg) If you've ever had to patiently log on remotely to fix your parents' computer from hundreds of miles away, you've probably used LogMeIn. The median employee at the software provider makes [$108,209](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1420302/000119312518116893/d520261ddef14a.htm), and reviewers on [its Indeed page](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Logmein,-Inc./reviews) excitedly report that its offices have a roof deck and [ping-pong table](https://money.com/best-ping-pong-table/). ## Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. ![Operations Inside A Dunkin Donuts Inc. Restaurant Location](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-dunkin.jpg) *Signage is displayed on a register as an employee helps customers at a Dunkin' Donuts Inc. location in Ramsey, New Jersey, U.S., on Thursday, May 5, 2016.* Even though the median employee makes [$110,471](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357204/000119312518104875/d522161ddef14a.htm), you're probably not going to pocket that much by slinging Munchkins in the local strip mall. In fact, [according to the *Boston Business Journal*](https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/04/03/thats-a-lot-of-dough-half-of-dunkin-corporate.html), the median here only factors in the Massachusetts-based chain's corporate workers who set menus and oversee marketing — not the employees at franchise locations. That's a lot less Coolatta. ## The Boeing Co. ![Boeing Dreamliner](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-boeing.jpg) When it's no longer time to make the doughnuts, check out Boeing, which brags on LinkedIn that it's "the world's largest aerospace company" with over 140,000 employees. Median worker pay is [$111,204](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/12927/000119312518085720/d529634ddef14a.htm), and it just gave out $600 million in bonuses in Washington — the [largest](http://q13fox.com/2018/02/06/washington-state-boeing-workers-to-get-600-million-in-bonuses/) in company history. ## Sirius XM Holdings Inc. ![Keith Urban Performs Live On SiriusXM's The Highway Channel At SiriusXM's Music City Theatre In Nashville](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-sirius-xm.jpg) *Keith Urban performs live on SiriusXM's The Highway Channel at SiriusXM's Music City Theatre on April 23, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.* [Forbes calls](https://www.forbes.com/companies/sirius-xm-radio/) this satellite radio giant one of the world's most innovative properties, and some 32 million subscribers would likely agree. The median employee at Sirius XM makes [$114,841](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908937/000093041318001423/c90033_def14a.htm), which is enough to buy more than 10,000 online Mostly Music subscriptions. Howard Stern would be proud. ## EBay Inc. ![The eBay Inc. Campus Ahead Of Earnings Figures](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-ebay.jpg) *Pedestrians walk past eBay Inc. signage at the entrance to the company's headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017.* The median compensation for employees at this online marketplace comes in at [$122,891](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000119312518108869/d393823dpre14a.htm). Of course, that's not counting the people who have made selling items on eBay a career — like Linda Lightman, a Pennsylvania mom who [earned](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3221228/How-fortune-home-Woman-makes-25-MILLION-year-eBay-reveals-tips-earning-cash-online-says-people-3-000-worth-items-just-lying-around.html) an insane $25 million from the site in 2015. ## Verizon Communications Inc. ![A Verizon Communications Inc. Store Ahead Of Earnings Figures](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-verizon.jpg) *A cyclist rides past a Verizon Wireless store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.* Verizon [may have lost](https://www.fastcompany.com/3060648/how-sprint-got-verizons-can-you-hear-me-now-guy-to-change-teams) its "Can you hear me now?" guy Paul Marcarelli, but it still has about 155,000 employees. Its median employee pay is [$126,623](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312518087697/d444132ddef14a.htm), meaning it's crushing rival AT&T — a status due in part to differences in the locations of their headquarters, their business priorities, store operations and numbers of contractors, [the *Wall Street Journal* reported](https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-verizon-really-pay-the-typical-worker-60-more-than-at-t-1522238400) recently. ## NewMarket Corp. ![A logo sign outside of the headquarters of the NewMarket Corporation in Richmond, Virginia on July 19, 2015.](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-newmarket.jpg) *EY7RH9 A logo sign outside of the headquarters of the NewMarket Corporation in Richmond, Virginia on July 19, 2015.* Now we're getting somewhere. At NewMarket, which oversees Afton Chemical and Ethyl Corporation, the median employee makes [$128,030](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000119312518080729/d657121ddef14a.htm). Fun fact: The firm was founded in 1887 as a paper blotting company but now manufactures oil and fuel products to help car engines operate better, [according to the *Richmond Times-Dispatch*](http://www.richmond.com/business/local/newmarket-corp/article_b4ff5320-2ab8-59d5-8933-3f6f0c9c35c2.html). ## Zynga Inc. ![Zynga Buys Rival to Bolster Role in Mobile Games, Cuts Jobs](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-zynga.jpg) *Pedestrians walk in front of the Zynga Inc. headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014.* Remember FarmVille? The staff at social media game developer Zynga sure does. It's moved on to other ventures recently — did you know there's a FarmVille 2? — but the median employee is no poor ranch hand. The average worker makes an impressive [$140,382](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439404/000156459018006081/znga-def14a_20180426.htm). ## Phillips 66 ![US Gas Prices Increase](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-phillips-66.jpg) *A Phillips 66 logo is seen on a gas pump as a car is filled a Beck's station in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, March 5, 2012.* This isn't just a sign you see while you're sprinting from your car to the gas station bathroom — it's an energy company where the average employee earns [$170,988](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534701/000114420418014335/tv487943_phillips66-2018pxy.htm). [CNBC reported](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/14/phillips-66-agrees-to-repurchase-shares-from-berkshire-hathaway-subsidiary.html) billionaire Warren Buffett is a fan of the company, as well: He owns just under 10 percent of it. But how does he feel about 7-Eleven hotdogs? ## DTE Energy Co. ![DTE Energy Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-dte-energy.jpg) *DTE Energy Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan* Forget DTF — DTE should stand for "Down to Earn." DTE Energy is a 23-year-old energy company that pays its average worker $173,839. It's also literally breaking new ground — it just got the OK to build a new gas plant in Michigan, [according to Crain's](http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20180427/news/659251/dte-gets-approval-to-build-1-billion-gas-fired-power-plant-in-st-clair). ## Pandora Media Inc. ![Pandora - 2018 SXSW Conference and Festivals](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-pandora.jpg) *Aurore Ounjian, James Alex, Dan Crotts, and Tierney Tough of Beach Slang perform onstage at Pandora during SXSW at Stubb's Bar-B-Q on March 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas.* Step aside, Spotify. Music streaming service Pandora is still around, and it pays its median employee about [$175,138](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1230276/000123027618000023/p-123117xproxy.htm). Plus, [according to SF Gate](https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Office-Space-Pandora-perks-include-free-gadget-5940432.php), the headquarters has a foosball table in the cafeteria. Give that a thumbs up. ## Netflix Inc. ![Los Gatos, California, USA - March 29, 2018: Sign of Netflix at headquarters in Los Gatos, CA. Netflix is an American entertainment company.; Shutterstock ID 1062522458; Publication: Money.com ; Job: 5/1/18 Six Figure Companies; Client/Licensee: Sarina Finkelstein; Other:](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-netflix.jpg) *Sign of Netflix at headquarters in Los Gatos, CA.* Are you [still reading](https://news.avclub.com/netflix-s-are-you-still-watching-is-super-judgy-1798279639)? This streaming service behind genius series *Stranger Things* and *Orange is the New Black* pays its median employee [$183,304](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000119312518125771/d522527ddef14a.htm). The company also offers perks like a full year of paid leave for new parents and stock options, [according to Recode](https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16944976/new-parents-tech-companies-google-hp-facebook-twitter-netflix). Talk about Netflix and chill. ## Alphabet Inc. ![180501-six-figure-companies-google](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-google.jpg) *Tourist visit the headquarter of Google in Mountain View, California.* You don't need to search to know that Google's parent company pays pretty well — its median employee makes [$197,274](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817918000222/lgoog2018-def14a.htm). But getting hired is another story. Only a small fraction of the 2 million people who apply every year actually receive job offers. Statistically, it's roughly [10 times harder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/stanphelps/2014/08/05/cracking-into-google-the-15-reasons-why-over-2-million-people-apply-each-year/#26d249ec2038) to land a Google gig than it is to be admitted into Harvard University, so good luck. ## Splunk Inc. ![plunk Surges After Pricing Above Range in Web Data IPO](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-splunk.jpg) *A computer screen showing a webpage for Splunk Inc. is displayed for a photograph in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, April. 19, 2012.* You may have never heard of Splunk, but if you're job-hunting you might want to — it pays its median employee [$256,370](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1353283/000120677418001389/splk3251731-def14a.htm). Not to mention the fact that the machine data platform [has](https://www.splunk.com/pdfs/company-overview.pdf) about 3,000 workers worldwide serving more than 15,000 customers. Not bad for a company that sounds like something you'd find in the shower drain. ## TESARO Inc. ![Tesaro ? Lighting of Prudential Center for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Boston, USA - 05 Sep 2017](https://img.money.com/2018/05/180501-six-figure-companies-tesaro.jpg) *TESARO Inc. Executives and Associates stand by a giant light switch after the lights on top of the Prudential Tower were changed into a teal color in honor of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, in Boston, September 5, 2017.* The average employee at this Massachusetts-based drug company makes an impressive [$344,329](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1491576/000104746918002618/a2235110zdef14a.htm) — more than double what the median worker earns at Phillips 66. 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