15 of the best companies to work for in America if you love working from home

Headquarters: Englewood, Colorado

Experienced median pay: $87,900

Percent able to telecommute: 36% of employees

CH2M, which recently simplified its name from CH2M Hill, is a global engineering company that offers consulting, design, and construction services and is made up of a community of "skilled and creative problem solvers." The CH2M Foundation supports employee volunteerism and donates to sustainability and STEM education causes around the world.

Headquarters: San Jose, California

Experienced median pay: $125,000

Percent able to telecommute: 36% of employees

The e-commerce platform jumped up 23 spots on our top 50 list this year. The company champions employees to go beyond the work they do in the office and make an impact globally. That includes a "Green Team," in which employees and eBay sellers work together to improve eBay’s sustainability, as well as a match program for philanthropic gifts.

Headquarters: New York, New York

Experienced median pay: $108,000

Percent able to telecommute: 37% of employees

Pfizer sums up its company culture with two words: Own it. The company believes that employees should be able to take ownership of their careers, allowing them the freedom to take risks and the support to confront systems and attitudes that aren’t working.

Headquarters: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Experienced median pay: $107,000

Percent able to telecommute: 39% of employees

With nearly 130,000 employees in more than 60 countries, Johnson & Johnson is dedicated to the entire team's well-being. The pharmaceutical company actively cultivates a healthy culture and offers health programs with services tailored to individual employee needs.

Headquarters: Broomfield, Colorado

Experienced median pay: $92,000

Percent able to telecommute: 40% of employees

Level 3 Communications makes corporate social responsibility a priority, and it encourages employees to give back as well, providing paid time off to volunteer. Though employees can contribute to any organization they choose, the telecommunications company and internet-service provider invests in education, the environment, and serving underprivileged people and communities.

Headquarters: Redmond, Washington

Experienced median pay: $129,000

Percent able to telecommute: 41% of employees

The computer-tech stalwart moved to ease its work-life balance even more in October 2015. It implemented a parental-leave policy that allows men and women to take up to 12 fully paid weeks off.

Headquarters: New York, New York

Experienced median pay: $111,000

Percent able to telecommute: 42% of employees

To affirm its culture of inclusion, TIAA-CREF — recently simplified to "TIAA" — sponsors several employee-resource groups to help everyone find their place and provide networking opportunities, community outreach, and multicultural awareness. Groups exist for minorities as well as for women, young professionals, and the LGBT community. Employees are also proud of the work they produce — 62% found their time at the financial- and retirement-services company to be meaningful.

Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland

Experienced median pay: $85,000

Percent able to telecommute: 45% of employees

Chubb Ltd. — the resulting company that formed when ACE Ltd. acquired Chubb Corp. in early 2016 — employs about 31,000 people worldwide and is one of the largest property and casualty insurers on the planet. Twelve percent of employees at Chubb, which was headquartered in New Jersey before the merger, say that their jobs are low stress, according to PayScale.

Headquarters: Mountain View, California

Experienced median pay: $119,000

Percent able to telecommute: 46% of employees

Symantec has over 21,000 employees dedicated to creating top-of-the-line cyber-security software. Though employees are expected to know a number of computer-programming languages — Java being the most popular — PayScale found that the best-paying skill is Python. The best-paying position? That would be principal software engineer, which draws a salary of $140,000 on average.

Headquarters: Schaumburg, Illinois

Experienced median pay: $103,000

Percent able to telecommute: 49% of employees

The emphasis on work-life balance has helped Motorola retain its workforce. More than half of employees have worked at the company for more than a decade, and nearly one-quarter of employees have worked at the company for more than 20 years, according to PayScale. Motorola employees also receive about 3.5 weeks of paid vacation on average.

Headquarters: New York, New York

Experienced median pay: $98,800

Percent able to telecommute: 49% of employees

Credit-card and financial-services titan American Express provides employees benefits like paid family leave and health insurance, as well as an on-site gym and café at the New York City headquarters. This could be why 80% of its employees reported a high job satisfaction.

Headquarters: Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Experienced median pay: $117,000

Percent able to telecommute: 50% of employees

EMC's company culture hinges on the principles of camaraderie and teamwork. When new employees enter the information-technology company, they are assigned an "alum chum" to help them navigate and get settled. Teams also participate in bonding activities such as softball or soccer games and lunch-and-learn sessions.

Headquarters: San Francisco, California

Experienced median pay: $136,000

Percent able to telecommute: 50% of employees

Salesforce is a demanding workplace — only 1% of employees reported having low-stress jobs to PayScale — but the company strives to create a happy work environment, earning the highest job-satisfaction mark on our list (90%). The customer-relationship software company offers on-site fitness and massages, standing and treadmill desks, free snacks and drinks, and dog-friendly offices.

Employee participation in philanthropic work is important as well. Workers can take six days off a year to volunteer, and the company also coordinates volunteer trips around the world.

Headquarters: San Jose, California

Experienced median pay: $124,000

Percent able to telecommute: 67% of employees

Flexibility is key at the IT and networking tech company. On campus, employees get to enjoy a host of perks, including fitness centers and bike paths, cafés and gourmet food trucks, childcare centers and mothers' rooms, and "fun funds" for team celebrations and team-building exercises.