Check out the list of US companies that paid a median salary of more than $100,000 (₹77.5 lakh) in 2021.

Jun 3, 2022

By: Rahul Verma

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Overview

The Wall Street Journal analyzed the median salary data of 450 US companies.

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Tech remains the highest paying sector

Most of the highest-paid workers belonged to the tech sector such as Meta or Google's parent company, Alphabet. Demand for highly technical talent has pushed salaries up over the past few years.

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Companies with highest median salary

Alphabet: $295,884 | Meta: $292,785 | Incyte: $248,810 | Vertex Pharma: $234,107 | Fortinet: $202,875 | Citrix Systems: $201,540

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Companies with lowest median salary

Amazon: $32,855 | Aptiv: $7,402 | McDonald's: $8,897 | Under Armour: $10,466 | Seagate: $9,757 | Western Digital: $11,292

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Companies with a minimum median salary of $100,000

150 companies said their median employee earned more than $100,000 and 44 companies reported a salary below $30,000.

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Automobile sector emerges as the lowest-paid

Auto-parts supplier company Aptiv had the lowest-paid median worker when compared to a full-time factory worker in Mexico who earned less than $7,500 last year.

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Companies witnessed a steep growth in median salaries

According to data collected by MyLogIQ, median salaries rose last year for 278 out of 453 companies in 2021.

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Median salary at Netflix

Steaming giant Netflix reported a median salary of above $200,000 in 2021.

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Investment management firms join the list

Invesco, an investment management company, joined the top 25 list of companies with a median salary of $187,854.

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