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Career and Job Search Guide
  

Fortune's List of Best California Companies to Work For

Company City U.S. employees 2009 Revenues
($ millions)
% Job Growth Avg. Salaried Pay Avg. Hourly Pay
Adobe Systems San Jose (HQ) 1,761 2,946 18% $123,599 $83,355
Adobe Systems San Francisco 989 2,94618%$123,599$83,355
American Fidelity Assurance Ontario 47 813-1%$94,182$43,062
Aéropostale San Ysidro 151 2,2007%$34,095$24,094
Brocade Communications Systems San Jose (HQ) 2,028 1,9538%$156,508$60,020
Build-A-Bear Workshop Anaheim 96 3934%$49,830$35,604
Cisco San Jose (HQ) 17,335 36,1003%$131,716$62,098
DPR Construction Redwood City (HQ) 229 1,161-7%$73,500$68,500
DPR Construction San Diego 177 1,161-7%$73,500$68,500
DreamWorks Animation SKG Glendale (HQ) 1,470 72510%$112,060$118,670
DreamWorks Animation SKG Redwood City 508 72510%$112,060$118,670
Four Seasons Hotels Beverly Hills 1,642 2,900N.A.$77,391$29,530
Genentech South San Francisco (HQ) 8,560 13,7133%$101,000$78,000
Genentech Vacaville 879 13,7133%$101,000$78,000
Genentech Oceanside 486 13,7133%$101,000$78,000
Google Mountain View (HQ) N.A. 23,651N.A.N.A.N.A.
Google San Francisco N.A. 23,651N.A.N.A.N.A.
Intel Folsom 5,345 35,100-1%$106,430$51,566
Intel Santa Clara (HQ) 4,687 35,100-1%$106,430$51,566
Intuit Mountain View (HQ) 1,364 3,455-3%N.A.N.A.
Intuit San Diego 1,102 3,455-3%N.A.N.A.
Intuit Woodland Hills 623 3,455-3%N.A.N.A.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants San Francisco 1,322 6166%$131,234$28,876
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants San Francisco (HQ) 90 6166%$131,234$28,876
Marriott International San Francisco 5,336 10,908-4%$64,750$25,290
Mattel El Segundo (HQ) 1,601 5,934-2%N.A.N.A.
National Instruments Santa Rosa 19 677-1%$78,522$38,131
NetApp Sunnyvale (HQ) 2,665 3,931%$149,985$98,375
Nordstrom San Diego 1,270 8,62719%$49,500$40,000
Nordstrom San Francisco 968 8,62719%$49,500$40,000
Nugget Market Woodland 273 288-2%$107,926$36,745
Nugget Market Davis 234 288-2%$107,926$36,745
Nugget Market West Sacramento 112 288-2%$107,926$36,745
Nugget Market Woodland (HQ) 78 288-2%$107,926$36,745
Qualcomm San Diego (HQ) 10,770 10,9902%$134,211$24,001
Qualcomm Santa Clara 614 10,9902%$134,211$24,001
S.C. Johnson & Son Fresno 88 8,400-1%$100,740$47,481
Salesforce.com San Francisco (HQ) 1,901 1,30615%$318,323$76,883
Salesforce.com San Mateo 215 1,30615%$318,323$76,883
Scottrade Los Angeles 82 86319%$79,088$51,062
Scripps Health La Jolla 2,516 2,3005%$141,545$110,497
Scripps Health San Diego 2,454 2,3005%$141,545$110,497
Stryker San Jose 1,303 6,723-2%$74,343$43,015
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