TEXAS, USA — Looking for a job and want to know where the pay is likely to be best? It may be in black gold.
Out of 50 of the largest companies in America, the highest median employee pay in 2018 was at Phillips 66, followed by local heavy hitter Exxon Mobil Corp. at No. 2
The Irving company (NYSE: XOM) paid its median employee $171,375, compared to Phillips 66's $196,407.
Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) was North Texas' second highest-ranked company with median employee pay of $95,814 of the companies represented.
Click here for a look at 2018 median employee pay for 50 of America's largest companies.
Companies around the United States have recently revealed their median employee pay for 2018. It's only the second year pay figures have been disclosed: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act required U.S. public companies to begin disclosing median employee pay in early 2018.
For a more local look, click here to see how DFW's public company CEOs stack up in terms of compensation against their median employees.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle looked at more than 50 of the largest U.S. companies, and found that 19 of them had a median employee pay above $100,000 in 2018.
Among 50 of the largest U.S. companies examined, other top industries for the highest pay include finance (companies including Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), and Visa (NYSE: V)) and pharmaceuticals (companies including Gilead Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD), AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV), and Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN).
So, where is the lowest median employee pay among the largest U.S. companies? Not surprisingly, it's at those that have large global workforces with employees in countries with lower wages than the United States (companies like McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), where the 2018 median employee pay was just $7,473).
