Ever looked at a job advert and been frustrated to find it just says “competitive salary”?
Quite often it’s unclear how much a company is willing to pay for a job.
Luckily, jobsite Glassdoor has asked how much people earn in particular roles - and then figured out which companies pay the most money.
One business paid employees a whopping £90,000 on average, while even the 25th best was still an impressive salary of above £60,000 on average.
John Lamphiere, Glassdoor's European managing director, said: “Salary is a key driver for many job seekers so we have made it easy for people to find out which employers are offering the most money.
"While salary and bonuses might get people in the door, it is more likely to be culture and career progression that help people stick around in the long term."
So what industries are they in? Well it might not surprise you to learn they are all finance or tech companies, except for one.
And only three of the top 25 are British, while the other 22 are all headquartered overseas.
“It is no surprise that multinational tech and finance firms dominate the list, given that both industries compete fiercely for talent, especially when it comes to tech roles," Lamphiere added.
This is who pays what.
The 25 best paying companies to work for in 2019
1. Credit Suisse
Median Total Compensation: £90,000
Median Base Salary: £82,000
Industry: Finance
2. SAP
Median Total Compensation: £90,000
Median Base Salary: £66,000
Industry: Tech
3. Deutsche Bank
Median Total Compensation: £89,500
Median Base Salary: £80,000
Industry: Finance
4. Facebook
Median Total Compensation: £89,000
Median Base Salary: £74,000
Industry: Tech
5. Standard Chartered
Median Total Compensation: £85,000
Median Base Salary: £76,000
Industry: Finance
6. Salesforce
Median Total Compensation: £85,000
Median Base Salary: £66,806
Industry: Tech
7. Dell
Median Total Compensation: £84,825
Median Base Salary: £62,500
Industry: Tech
8. Oracle
Median Total Compensation: £80,000
Median Base Salary: £66,250
Industry: Tech
9. UBS
Median Total Compensation: £79,000
Median Base Salary: £75,000
Industry: Finance
10. Google
Median Total Compensation: £78,000
Median Base Salary: £62,500
Industry: Tech
11. Goldman Sachs
Median Total Compensation: £74,000
Median Base Salary: £58,000
Industry: Finance
12. Cisco Systems
Median Total Compensation: £72,250
Median Base Salary: £59,000
Industry: Tech
13. McKinsey & Company
Median Total Compensation: £70,000
Median Base Salary: £65,000
Industry: Consulting
14. Bank of America
Median Total Compensation: £70,000
Median Base Salary: £64,500
Industry: Finance
15. Microsoft
Median Total Compensation: £68,000
Median Base Salary: £61,300
Industry: Tech
16. Investec
Median Total Compensation: £67,500
Median Base Salary: £62,500
Industry: Finance
17. Just Eat
Median Total Compensation: £66,500
Median Base Salary: £62,500
Industry: Tech
18. Société Générale
Median Total Compensation: £66,500
Median Base Salary: £61,000
Industry: Finance
19. Babylon Health
Median Total Compensation: £65,000
Median Base Salary: £65,000
Industry: Tech
20. BlackRock
Median Total Compensation: £65,000
Median Base Salary: £57,000
Industry: Finance
21. Morgan Stanley
Median Total Compensation: £64,000
Median Base Salary: £55,500
Industry: Finance
22. Veritas
Median Total Compensation: £62,500
Median Base Salary: £60,400
Industry: Tech
23. Rackspace
Median Total Compensation: £62,500
Median Base Salary: £58,950
Industry: Tech
24. Octopus
Median Total Compensation: £61,500
Median Base Salary: £49,000
Industry: Finance
25. Bloomberg L.P.
Median Total Compensation: £61,000
Median Base Salary: £58,000
Industry: Tech
