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4. Southern Co.
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
Experienced median pay: $85,100
High job satisfaction: 88% of employees
Southern Co. strives to create a culture of trust and excellence by supporting employees in their daily work and challenging them to set industry performance and safety records. The electric utility company provides a positive atmosphere to accomplish this, and 28% of employees reported low levels of stress at work, making Southern the least-stressful work environment on the list.
3. Symantec
Headquarters: Mountain View, California
Experienced median pay: $119,000
High job satisfaction: 74% of employees
Symantec has over 21,000 employees dedicated to creating top-of-the-line cyber-security software. Though employees are expected to know a number of computer-programming languages — Java being the most popular — PayScale found that the best-paying skill is Python. The best-paying position? That would be principal software engineer, which draws a salary of $140,000 on average.
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