Google tops list of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For

Scores based on 'trust index,' 'culture audit'

Google tops the list the Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to a survey done in partnership with the Great Place to Work Institute.

There were 259 firms in the United States with at least 1,000 employees that participated in the survey, and more than 277,000 employees at those companies responded. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the results of a “trust index” survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about management's credibility, job satisfaction and camaraderie.

The other third is based on responses to the a “culture audit,” which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs, and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, methods of internal communication, training, recognition programs and diversity efforts.

Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

1. Google
2. SAS
3. CHG Healthcare Services
4. Boston Consulting Group
5. Wegmans Food Markets
6. NetApp
7. Hilcorp Energy Company
8. Edward Jones
9. Ultimate Software
10. Camden Property Trust
11. Qualcomm
12. DreamWorks Animation
13. Quicken Loans
14. Robert W. Baird & Co.
15. DPR Construction
16. The Container Store
17. Recreational Equipment (REI)
18. Burns & McDonnell
19. salesforce.com
20. Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
21. W. L. Gore & Associates
22. Intuit
23. Alston & Bird
24. World Wide Technology
25. Plante & Moran
26. Chesapeake Energy
27. Devon Energy
28. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
29. Southern Ohio Medical Center
30. Mercedes-Benz USA
31. Zappos.com
32. JM Family Enterprises
33. Perkins Coie
34. Rackspace Hosting
35. National Instruments
36. Genentech
37. Nugget Market
38. NuStar Energy
39. Meridian Health
40. USAA
41. Mayo Clinic
42. Cisco
43. Scripps Health
44. FactSet Research Systems
45. Baker Donelson
46. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
47. Deloitte
48. Novo Nordisk
49. Atlantic Health
50. Men's Wearhouse
51. American Express
52. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
53. Scottrade
54. Autodesk
55. Umpqua Bank
56. Navy Federal Credit Union
57. Ernst & Young
58. The Everett Clinic
59. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
60. Teach For America
61. Stryker
62. Arnold & Porter
63. Hitachi Data Systems
64. Marriott International
65. Darden Restaurants
66. QuikTrip
67. The Methodist Hospital System
68. Intel Corporation
69. OhioHealth
70. ARI, Automotive Resources International
71. Whole Foods Market
72. EOG Resources
73. PCL Construction Enterprises
74. CarMax
75. Microsoft Corporation
76. Baptist Health South Florida
77. Publix Super Markets
78. Build-A-Bear Workshop
79. TEKsystems
80. Rothstein Kass
81. PricewaterhouseCoopers
82. Bingham McCutchen
83. Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
84. Aflac
85. Balfour Beatty Construction
86. TDIndustries
87. Capital One
88. Nordstrom
89. Roche Diagnostics Corporation
90. Bright Horizons Family Solutions
91. Accenture
92. Hasbro
93. Goldman Sachs Group
94. Starbucks
95. Mars
96. Mattel
97. Aéropostale
98. FedEx
99. Grainger
100. CH2M HILL

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