Fortune lists - Big Pay companies

Rank Company Best Cos. rank Most common job title Average annual pay**
1 Bingham McCutchen 30 Associate $256,312
2 Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network 76 Physicians $244,605
3 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 87 Associate $240,955
4 Alston & Bird 36 Associate $203,655
5 Perkins Coie 82 Associate $190,126
6 Devon Energy 13 Engineer $186,882
7 Chesapeake Energy 73 Toolpusher $178,108
8 Salesforce.com 55 Senior Sales Engineer $172,303
9 Arnold & Porter 21 Associate $172,192
10 Adobe Systems 11 Sr. Computer Scientist Software Development $165,947
11 EOG Resources 40 Engineer $158,302
12 Goldman Sachs 9 Other Exempt (i.e. Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates and Professional Non-Exempt) $144,994
13 Boston Consulting Group 3 Consultant $141,111
14 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants 95 General Manager $134,769
15 NetApp 1 Member Technical Staff, Software 4 $134,716
16 Cisco Systems 6 Software Engineer IV $131,703
17 eBay 83 Software Engineer 4 $129,099
18 Robert W. Baird 14 Financial Analyst $128,700
19 Texas Instruments 65 Electrical Design Engineer $126,192
20 Shared Technologies 18 Sales Rep $123,590
21 Juniper Networks 84 Member of Technical Staff 4 $123,396
22 Scripps Health 59 Manager-Director $121,908
23 MITRE 66 Lead Information Systems Engineer $121,317
24 T-Mobile 96 Manager $120,756
25 Nugget Market 10 Store Director $116,444
26 S.C. Johnson & Son 81 Senior Research Assistant $114,663
27 Microsoft 38 Software Development Engineer $112,399
28 Johnson Financial Group 25 VP Commercial Relationship Manager $112,304
29 Genentech 7 Clinical Specialist $112,202
30 DreamWorks Animation SKG 47 Software Engineer $112,100
31 Publix Super Markets 88 Store Manager $109,989
32 Booz Allen Hamilton 52 Associate $108,150
33 Burns & McDonnell 50 Mechanical Engineer $107,900
34 Atlantic Health 75 Manager $107,448
35 Gilbane 91 Project Manager $105,864
36 Ernst & Young 51 Manager - a client-serving position $103,164
37 Novo Nordisk 57 Diabetes Field Sales $102,064
38 OhioHealth 19 Nurse Manager $102,048
39 Qualcomm 16 Sr. Engineer $102,030
40 Valero Energy 93 Supervisor, Maintenance $101,602
41 PCL Construction Enterprises 28 Superintendent $100,047
42 Alcon Laboratories 74 Sales Representative $99,948
43 CH2M HILL 86 Engineer $99,703
44 Baptist Health South Florida 79 Assistant Nurse Manager $95,783
45 American Fidelity Assurance 46 Sales (Commission/Sales) $95,701
46 PricewaterhouseCoopers 58 Manager/Supervisor $95,082
47 Recreational Equipment (REI) 12 Retail Store Manager $92,298
48 Milliken 64 Sales $90,000
49 Methodist Hospital System 8 Manager Nursing $88,791
50 Principal Financial Group 17 IT Application Analyst Senior $88,241
51 Northwest Community Hospital 77 Clinical Coordinator $88,130
52 Southern Ohio Medical Center 68 Nurse Manager $87,302
53 Scottrade 60 Branch Manager $85,748
54 Zappos.com 23 Software Engineer $85,582
55 NuStar Energy 44 Terminal Manager $85,149
56 Accenture 97 Consultant $83,900
57 Deloitte 61 Senior / Senior Consultant $83,488
58 Kimley-Horn & Associates 35 Experienced analyst $81,543
59 Men’s Wearhouse 71 Professional $80,525
60 SRA International 100 Analyst $78,047
61 Edward Jones 2 Senior Programmer Analyst $77,333
62 FedEx 90 Operations Manager $76,873
63 TDIndustries 37 Superintendent $76,515
64 King’s Daughters Medical Cntr. 45 Nurse Manager $76,064
65 National Instruments 69 Engineer.Staff 2.Software $75,187
66 KPMG 56 Senior Associate $75,000
67 Vanderbilt University 98 Registered Nurses $74,948
68 Herman Miller 89 Engineer 3 $72,306
69 Whole Foods Market 22 Assoc. Store Team Leader $72,219
70 Arkansas Children’s Hospital 85 RN III $70,559
71 Stew Leonard’s 53 Store Manager $70,470
72 Plante & Moran 42 Audit Staff $65,500
73 Quicken Loans 29 Mortgage Banker $64,189
74 Stanley 70 System Analyst II $64,096
75 QuikTrip 27 Store Manager $62,936
76 Marriott International 78 Sales Manager $62,925
77 CarMax 31 Purchasing $62,484
78 Camden Property Trust 41 Community Manager $62,223
79 Rackspace Hosting 43 Windows Admin II $59,633
80 Aflac 26 Supervisor, Operations $58,651
81 Bright Horizons 80 Director $56,456
82 Four Seasons Hotels 92 Asst. Food & Beverage Mgr. $52,107
83 Build-A-Bear Workshop 94 Chief Workshop Manager $51,873
84 Wegmans Food Markets 5 Store Department Manager $51,350
85 Umpqua Bank 34 Store Managers $51,064
86 Nordstrom 72 Sales Department Manager $49,500
87 General Mills 99 Retail Sales Representative $45,759
88 Container Store 32 Store Sales $45,303
89 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 67 Business Operations Coordinator $45,065
90 Starbucks 24 Store Manager $44,966
91 Erickson Retirement Communities 54 Service Manager $44,882

source (From the February 2, 2009 issue)

Fortune lists 100 best companies to work for, 2009

Rank Company Job growth U.S. emloyees
1 NetApp 12% 5,014
2 Edward Jones 9% 34,496
3 Boston Consulting Group 10% 1,680
4 Google 40% 12,580
5 Wegmans Food Markets 6% 37,195
6 Cisco Systems 7% 37,123
7 Genentech 5% 10,969
8 Methodist Hospital System 1% 10,535
9 Goldman Sachs 2% 14,088
10 Nugget Market 22% 1,536
11 Adobe Systems 9% 4,255
12 Recreational Equipment (REI) 11% 9,780
13 Devon Energy 11% 3,752
14 Robert W. Baird 4% 2,184
15 W. L. Gore & Associates 5% 5,481
16 Qualcomm 19% 11,932
17 Principal Financial Group -1% 13,343
18 Shared Technologies 12% 1,568
19 OhioHealth 7% 11,858
20 SAS 5% 5,381
21 Arnold & Porter 3% 1,296
22 Whole Foods Market 22% 51,967
23 Zappos.com 39% 1,655
24 Starbucks -6% 146,700
25 Johnson Financial Group 4% 1,300
26 Aflac 1% 4,493
27 QuikTrip 33% 10,159
28 PCL Construction Enterprises 24% 4,420
29 Quicken Loans -41% 2,890
30 Bingham McCutchen -2% 1,605
31 CarMax 14% 16,107
32 Container Store 4% 3,286
33 JM Family Enterprises -1% 4,577
34 Umpqua Bank -4% 1,707
35 Kimley-Horn & Associates -8% 2,190
36 Alston & Bird 7% 1,718
37 TDIndustries 7% 1,713
38 Microsoft 15% 55,237
39 Paychex 5% 12,207
40 EOG Resources 30% 1,803
41 Camden Property Trust -1% 1,849
42 Plante & Moran 4% 1,558
43 Rackspace Hosting 59% 1,992
44 NuStar Energy 23% 1,319
45 King's Daughters Medical Cntr. 4% 3,041
46 American Fidelity Assurance 10% 1,509
47 DreamWorks Animation SKG 18% 1,614
48 Mattel N.A.% 5,552
49 Intuit 0% 7,637
50 Burns & McDonnell 16% 2,840
51 Ernst & Young 0% 26,090
52 Booz Allen Hamilton 9% 19,243
53 Stew Leonard's -2% 2,219
54 Erickson Retirement Communities 18% 10,871
55 Salesforce.com 24% 1,958
56 KPMG 7% 24,442
57 Novo Nordisk 11% 3,053
58 PricewaterhouseCoopers -2% 29,144
59 Scripps Health 6% 10,374
60 Scottrade 25% 1,946
61 Deloitte 7% 38,903
62 Griffin Hospital -2% 1,143
63 Mayo Clinic 3% 41,955
64 Milliken -6% 8,150
65 Texas Instruments -4% 14,379
66 MITRE 6% 6,420
67 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 8% 5,850
68 Southern Ohio Medical Center 4% 2,188
69 National Instruments 8% 2,527
70 Stanley 65% 4,590
71 Men's Wearhouse -1% 16,477
72 Nordstrom -8% 49,236
73 Chesapeake Energy 23% 6,850
74 Alcon Laboratories 5% 7,160
75 Atlantic Health 2% 6,968
76 Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network 6% 8,897
77 Northwest Community Hospital -3% 3,372
78 Marriott International 2% 124,247
79 Baptist Health South Florida 9% 10,641
80 Bright Horizons -1% 14,437
81 S.C. Johnson & Son -1% 3,368
82 Perkins Coie 3% 1,696
83 eBay 9% 9,089
84 Juniper Networks 15% 3,743
85 Arkansas Children's Hospital 6% 3,527
86 CH2M HILL 14% 19,011
87 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 8% 1,609
88 Publix Super Markets 3% 141,314
89 Herman Miller -7% 5,646
90 FedEx -1% 233,457
91 Gilbane 12% 2,169
92 Four Seasons Hotels 4% 13,401
93 Valero Energy -4% 16,881
94 Build-A-Bear Workshop 2% 4,886
95 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants 4% 6,298
96 T-Mobile 12% 39,822
97 Accenture 7% 32,318
98 Vanderbilt University 5% 21,041
99 General Mills -1% 17,018
100 SRA International 21% 6,266

source (From the February 2, 2009 issue)

Interesting ways to find a Wii console

Here is my tip which got me my Wii at the retail price in two days.

Followings are interesting ways that I found in Internet.
They are not necessarily useful but fun to read!

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By far the easiest way to get one, and this is totally true, is to call up Nintendo. This is how i got mine. Ok all you have to do is send Nintendo support an email saying you are very upset with the shortage and you were told in the beginning that there would be plenty. And your kids are upset to cause they didnt get it for christmas, or whatever sob story you feel is good at the time. I like to throw in how mad it made me when Dr. Phil gave it to all those people on his one show cause he thought it was cool. Well anyway, after you email them they will email you back handing you some line about they are trying their best, the demand is unprecedented and unexpected, and keep looking. Then you reply to that message with a slightly more aggressive one. You dont have to get mean but really reinforce your point and maybe say that this may be the event that stops you from buying Nintendo products because they are not dependable. You might have to go back and forth with them again but this is where it stopped for me. They then replied to me saying that they needed my phone nubmer and a convenient time to call to "look into my problem further". Reply to the message and they will call you when you specify and tell you that they have a few left and and will make a one time exception for you. There will be an exchange of information and a few minutes later your Wii will be on its way. The only extra here is shipping but the $7 in shipping definitly beats waiting all night, in the rain, in a tent, whith crazy people all around you. Especially if you have a job and don't have time to do that.

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.as I recall what a few GameStop / EBGames employees told mewhen I was in search of a Wii this summer. They told me thatpeople would stakeout their stores waiting for theUPS/DHL/FedEx delivery truck to roll up and (seeming to knowwhat size/shape box held the much desired bounty) would then"storm" the store hoping to secure the elusive quarry. Me, I justcalled around to a few stores in August and was lucky enough tofind one (store that is) that wasn't being "stalked".

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Well, the retail price is $249.99, so you're going to spend that. On eBay they're more, and I just got one at Best Buy. I talked to sales people at Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy, and all three told me this: if the Wii is in our Sunday newspaper ad, we will at least have some when we open on Sunday. So at Target, the girl told me I could check the ad online Sat. night at midnight, and know ahead of time. I checked all the ads, and Best Buy was going to have them. I called to find out what time they opened, and went there at the opening time. And I love my new Wii! Hope this helps, it sure helped me! Good Luck!

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How to get Wii at the suggested retail price $249!

It is crazy that a Wii console is $300 - $380 at Craig's list, Amazon.com, and ebay.
I am a Xbox person, but I liked the challenge to find a Wii at the right price.

There are some online Wii inventory trackers, but it was always sold out in all stores.
This tip may not work for everyone, but it got me a Wii at the retail price $249 in two days.

GameStop website was the only place providing a store inventory accurately to me.
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=63944

It seems that store inventories are updated every morning accurately. So, get up in the morning, check this site, and go to a store that has Wii in stock if it is not that far.

Here are also interesting ways to find a wii.

Good luck!