Each year Fortune Magazine ranks the top 100 best places to work in America. The survey is based employee surveys and a review of the company's culture. 2/3 of the total score is from employee responses to a 57 survey on the culture of the company. The rest of the score is based on demographics make up, pay, benefits, culture and giving back to a community.

The 2006 Survey winner was Genentech of South San Francisco.

2006 Company List and Rank

RANK | COMPANY | SIZE | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

1 Genentech Midsized 8,121

2 Wegmans Food Markets Large 31,890

3 Valero Energy Large 16,582

4 Griffin Hospital Small 1,049

6 Container Store Midsized 2,857

7 Vision Service Plan Small 1,915

8 J.M. Smucker 3 Midsized 2,930

9 Recreational Equipment (REI) Midsized 7,443

10 S.C. Johnson 0 Midsized 3,404

11 Boston Consulting Group Small 1,261

12 Plante & Moran Small 1,356

13 Quicken Loans Midsized 2,951

14 HomeBanc Mortgage Small 1,342

15 Whole Foods Market Large 33,248

16 Edward JonesLarge 29,197

17 Republic Bancorp Small 1,190

18 Baptist Health Care Midsized 4,003

19 Alston & Bird Small 1,509

20 Kimley-Horn & AssociatesSmall 1,777

21 QuikTrip Midsized 7,819

22 American Century InvestmentsSmall 1,778

23 Qualcomm Midsized 7,562

24 David Weekley Homes Small 1,361

25 Cisco SystemsLarge 26,644

26 Goldman Sachs Large 11,836

27 Network Appliance Midsized 2,712

28 Four Seasons Large 10,625

29 Starbucks Large 91,056

30 SAS Institute Midsized 5,118

31 Robert W. Baird Small 2,125

32 Alcon LaboratoriesMidsized 6,227

33 Nugget Markets Small 1,091

34 CDW Midsized 3,948

35 American Fidelity AssuranceSmall 1,385

36 TDIndustries Small 1,297

37 American Express Large 42,453

38 Milliken Midsized 9,300

39 Amgen Large 11,374

40 JM Family Enterprises Midsized 4,114

41 Timberland Small 1,978

42 Microsoft Large 37,746

43 IntuitMidsized 6,516

44 Pella Midsized 8,758

45 SRA International Midsized 3,986

46 Nordstrom Large 45,112

47 AFLAC Midsized 4,034

48 Perkins Coie Small 1,553

49 Nixon PeabodySmall 1,563

50 Northwest Community Hospital Midsized 3,089

51 GenzymeMidsized 5,399

52 Eli Lilly Large 21,898

53 Hot Topic Midsized 8,314

54 Arnold & PorterSmall 1,383

55 Station Casinos Large 10,967

56 Publix Super MarketsLarge 129,412

57 SynovusLarge 11,860

58 Stew Leonard's Small 1,819

59 Baptist Health South FloridaLarge 10,706

60 Vanguard Group Large 11,070

61 Sherwin-Williams Large 27,938

62 Memorial Health Midsized 4,301

63 Russell Investment Group Small 1,092

64 FedExLarge 212,241

65 PCL Construction Midsized 2,543

66 MITRE Midsized 5,575

67 Ernst & Young Large 23,657

68 Bronson Healthcare Group Midsized 3,396

69 Valassis Small 1,803

70 A.G. Edwards Large 15,708

71 PricewaterhouseCoopers Large 26,392

72 Booz Allen Hamilton Large 15,582

73 Yahoo Midsized 5,444

74 Standard Pacific Small 2,317

75 Quad/Graphics Large 10,399

76 Children's Heathcare of Atlanta Midsized 4,910

77 National Instruments Small 2,148

78 Methodist Hospital System Midsized 8,714

79 East Penn Manufacturing Midsized 4,082

80 CH2M HillLarge 17,770

81 Autodesk Small 2,098

82 Bingham McCutchen Small 1,542

83 Texas Instruments Large 16,102

84 Worthington IndustriesMidsized 6,233

85 First Horizon National Large 13,228

86 Principal Financial Group Large 12,723

87 Washington Mutual Large 54,396

88 Morrison & Foerster Small 2,145

89 Mayo Clinic Large 38,085

90 John Wiley & Sons Small 2,090

91 Granite Construction Midsized 4,300

92 Men's Wearhouse Large 10,757

93 CarMax Large 11,400

94 Bright Horizons Large 13,551

95 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Midsized 3,372

96 IKEA (U.S.) Midsized 9,499

97 Intel Large 48,655

98 General Mills Large 17,993

99 Marriott International Large 126,704

100 Nike Large 12,502

Highest pay==
Salaried employees at these Best Companies enjoy the highest average compensation.
Company Average
annual pay:

Russell Investment Group $574,373

Morrison & Foerster $182,905

Bingham McCutchen $173,391

==Best Companies by State==
These states are headquarters for the highest number of America's Top Employers.

California 16 companies made the list

Texas 10 companies made the list

Washington 7 companies made the list

==External link

100 Best Places to Work