25. Citrix Systems pays its software engineers an average base salary of $91,844

A current software engineer there says:

Pros: "Citrix has a throbbing start up culture, which is preserved even amidst a host of new acquisitions in the Silicon Valley. The company has an excellent forecast to dominate in Desktop, Server Virtualization and Enterprise Application delivery segments. It has decent employee benefits and offers tremendous growth potential as the company expands."

Cons: "Affable work culture is not homogeneous through out the organization. Striking work life balance is highly dependent on geography, divisions within Citrix."