Tech. Tech. Tech.

Once the domain of nerdy, pallid programmers locked in their basement, tech has become one of the flashiest, most stylish and most visible industries in America. Apple, Facebook, Google and dozens – if not hundreds – of other tech company names are now permanently engrained in public and pop-culture consciousness. Heck, some of the executives at these companies are even bonafide celebrities: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Bill Gates, to name just a few.

Along with designing and building coveted products – hardware and software – many tech companies are also highly desirable places to work, often paying high salaries, providing incredible benefits and perks and even dangling the carrot of high-value stock options … “high-value” should the company succeed, that is.

But tech companies usually aren’t making sure they’re great places to work out of the goodness of their heart, whatever they may claim. They’re doing it because they need to attract the best software developers, engineers, product managers and other employees in order to beat the competition.

Which companies are the best of the best for their employees? Which employees have the highest salaries, the lowest job stress, and the most comfortable nap pods? (Just kidding – we didn’t really rank the nap pods.)

PayScale ran the numbers so that you can see how companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple compare.