These are the U.S. companies that pay the most in 2016

Some more bad news for liberal arts majors.
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Here's some more bad news for liberal arts majors.

The highest paying jobs in America are almost entirely at consulting or tech companies, according to Glassdoor's annual list of the 25 highest paying companies in America, released on Wednesday.

Tech companies took 20 of the 25 spots on the list, with consulting companies snagging four others.


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The lone outlier? The finance industry, of course.

Consulting firm A.T. Kearney topped the list with a median total compensation of $167,534 and a media base salary of $143,620. Silicon Valley giants Google and Facebook also earned spots on the list.

By comparison, the typical American family earned $53,657 in 2014, according to the Census Bureau.

Last year's highest paying company — law firm Skadden Arps — didn't make the cut this year, as the law industry struggled publicly in 2015.

Check out the complete list from Glassdoor below.

1. A.T. Kearney

  • Median Total Compensation: $167,534

  • Median Base Salary: $143,620

  • Industry: Consulting

2. Strategy&

  • Median Total Compensation: $160,000

  • Median Base Salary: $147,000

  • Industry: Consulting


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3. Juniper Networks

  • Median Total Compensation: $157,000

  • Median Base Salary: $135,000

  • Industry: Technology

4. McKinsey & Company

  • Median Total Compensation: $155,000

  • Median Base Salary: $135,000

  • Industry: Consulting

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5. Google

  • Median Total Compensation: $153,750

  • Median Base Salary: $123,331

  • Industry: Technology

6. VMware

  • Median Total Compensation: $152,133

  • Median Base Salary: $130,000

  • Industry: Technology

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7. Amazon Lab126

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,100

  • Median Base Salary: $138,700

  • Industry: Technology

8. Boston Consulting Group

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,020

  • Median Base Salary: $147,000

  • Industry: Consulting

9. Guidewire

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,020

  • Median Base Salary: $135,00

  • Industry: Technology

10. Cadence Design Systems

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,010

  • Median Base Salary: $140,000

  • Industry: Technology

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11. Visa

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,000

  • Median Base Salary: $130,000

  • Industry: Finance

12. Facebook

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,000

  • Median Base Salary: $127,406

  • Industry: Technology

13. Twitter

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,000

  • Median Base Salary: $133,000

  • Industry: Technology

14. Box

  • Median Total Compensation: $150,000

  • Median Base Salary: $130,000

  • Industry: Technology

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15. Walmart eCommerce

  • Median Total Compensation: $149,000

  • Median Base Salary: $126,000

  • Industry: Technology

16. SAP

  • Median Total Compensation: $148,431

  • Median Base Salary: $120,000

  • Industry: Technology

17. Synopsys

  • Median Total Compensation: $148,000

  • Median Base Salary: $130,000

  • Industry: Technology

18. Altera

  • Median Total Compensation: $147,000

  • Median Base Salary: $134,000

  • Industry: Technology

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19. LinkedIn

  • Median Total Compensation: $145,000

  • Median Base Salary: $120,000

  • Industry: Technology

20. Cloudera

  • Median Total Compensation: $145,000

  • Median Base Salary: $129,500

  • Industry: Technology

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21. Salesforce

  • Median Total Compensation: $143,750

  • Median Base Salary: $120,000

  • Industry: Technology

22. Microsoft

  • Median Total Compensation: $141,000

  • Median Base Salary: $125,000

  • Industry: Technology

23. F5 Networks

  • Median Total Compensation: $140,200

  • Median Base Salary: $120,500

  • Industry: Technology

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24. Adobe

  • Median Total Compensation: $140,000

  • Median Base Salary: $125,000

  • Industry: Technology

25. Broadcom

  • Median Total Compensation: $140,000

  • Median Base Salary: $130,000

  • Industry: Technology 


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