The world of work in 2026 continues to evolve—and not always in the most positive of ways. According to a new forecast from Workplace Intelligence, economic, technological and political shifts have wrought considerable consequences on the workplace: middle managers feel overwhelmed, with 62% of them reporting increased workloads in 2025; 72% of workers feel pressured to use AI without proper training; and return-to-office mandates continue to be source of strain between employers and employees.
Some companies, however, appear to be navigating these rocky workplace waters while maintaining employee loyalty and engagement. To assess which companies are leading the way, Forbes has partnered with market research firm Statista for the 11th straight year to rank America’s Best Large Employers and America’s Best Midsize Employers.
The annual rankings were based primarily on survey responses from more than 217,000 employees working at companies within the U.S. that employ more than 1,000 people. The organizations were stratified so that companies with 1,000 to 5,000 employees were deemed midsize, while companies with more than 5,000 employees were considered large employers. Survey respondents (who remained anonymous so they could answer freely) were asked if they would recommend their employer to others and to rate it based on a range of criteria, including salary, work environment, benefits and opportunities to advance. Participants were also asked if they would recommend their previous employers (within the past two years) and the employers they knew through their industry experience or through friends or family who worked there.
The responses were tallied and analyzed along with additional survey data from the last three years, which allowed for a robust assessment of organizations that consistently ranked well versus those that may have had just one good year. The more recent data and the evaluations from current employees were weighted more heavily than others.
Ultimately, each employer was given a score, and the 1,200 organizations with the highest scores landed on one of our two final lists—500 on the Best Midsize Employers List and 700 on America’s Best Large Employers 2026.
As with all Forbes lists, companies do not pay to participate or be selected. To read more about how we make these lists, click here. For questions about this list, please email listdesk [at] forbes.com.
The Top 100 Best Large Employers
#1 | Trader Joe’s
Industries: Retail & Wholesale
State: California
Year Founded: 1967
#2 | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Tennessee
Year Founded: 1962
#3 | Google
Industries: IT Software & Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1998
#4 | Microsoft
Industries: IT Software & Services
State: Washington
Year Founded: 1975
#5 | Stanford University
Industries: Education
State: California
Year Founded: 1891
#6 | In-N-Out Burger
Industries: Restaurants
State: California
Year Founded: 1948
#7 | NVIDIA
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
State: California
Year Founded: 1993
#8 | American Express
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: New York
Year Founded: 1850
#9 | hoag
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1944
#10 | Houston Methodist
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1919
#11 | Carhartt
Industries: Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment
State: Michigan
Year Founded: 1889
#12 | Apple
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
State: California
Year Founded: 1976
#13 | Delta Airlines
Industries: Transportation & Logistics
State: Georgia
Year Founded: 1924
#14 | Washington University in Saint Louis
Industries: Education
State: Missouri
Year Founded: 1853
#15 | Adobe
Industries: IT Software Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1982
#16 | MD Anderson Cancer Center
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1941
#17 | Navy Federal Credit Union
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: Virginia
Year Founded: 1933
#18 | Salesforce
Industries: IT Software & Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1999
#19 | Boston Scientific
Industries: Medical Equipment & Services
State: Massachusetts
Year Founded: 1979
#20 | Samsung
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
State: Suwon-Si, South Korea
Year Founded: 1938
#21 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
State: New York
Year Founded: 1988
#22 | ServiceNow
Industries: IT Software & Services
State: California
Year Founded: 2004
#23 | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Industries: Travel & Leisure
State: Toronto, Canada
Year Founded: 1960
#24 | Costco Wholesale
Industries: Retail & Wholesale
State: Washington
Year Founded: 1983
#25 | Arizona State University
Industries: Education
State: Arizona
Year Founded: 1885
#26 | St. Luke’s University Health Network
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Pennsylvania
Year Founded: 1872
#27 | IBM
Industries: IT Software & Services
State: New York
Year Founded: 1911
#28 | San Diego State University
Industries: Education
State: California
Year Founded: 1897
#29 | Community Health Network
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Indiana
Year Founded: 1956
#30 | Fidelity Investments
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: Massachusetts
Year Founded: 1946
#31 | Klein Independent School District
Industries: Education
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1938
#32 | Cedars-Sinai Health System
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1902
#33 | Mountaire
Industries: Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol, Tobacco
State: Arkansas
Year Founded: 1948
#34 | Mayo Clinic Health System
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Minnesota
Year Founded: 1889
#35 | Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Ohio
Year Founded: 1892
#36 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Industries: Education
State: Tennessee
Year Founded: 1794
#37 | University of Notre Dame
Industries: Education
State: Indiana
Year Founded: 1842
#38 | The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Pennsylvania
Year Founded: 1855
#39 | TE Connectivity
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
State: Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Year Founded: 2007
#40 | H-E-B Grocery Company
Industries: Retail & Wholesale
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1905
#41 | Cook Children’s Health Care System
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1918
#42 | Novo Nordisk
Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
State: New Jersey
Year Founded: 1923
#43 | Covenant Health (TN)
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Tennessee
Year Founded: 1996
#44 | Turner Construction
Industries: Construction, Chemicals, Raw Materials
State: New York
Year Founded: 1902
#45 | Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Georgia
Year Founded: 1998
#46 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital (incl. Columbia and Cornell Medical Centers)
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: New York
Year Founded: 1998
#47 | Mercedes-Benz Group
Industries: Automotive (Automotive & Suppliers)
State: Stuttgart, Germany
Year Founded: 1886
#48 | Nike
Industries: Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment
State: Oregon
Year Founded: 1964
#49 | IDEXX Laboratories
Industries: Medical Equipment & Services
State: Maine
Year Founded: 1983
#50 | Hyatt Hotels
Industries: Travel & Leisure
State: Illinois
Year Founded: 1957
#51 | Bridgestone
Industries: Automotive (Automotive & Suppliers)
State: Tennessee
Year Founded: 1931
#52 | Toyota North America
Industries: Automotive (Automotive & Suppliers)
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1937
#53 | Baylor College of Medicine
Industries: Education
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1900
#54 | Progressive
Industries: Insurance
State: Ohio
Year Founded: 1937
#55 | Cincinnati Children’s
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Ohio
Year Founded: 1883
#56 | University of California, Berkley
Industries: Education
State: California
Year Founded: 1868
#57 | Merck & Co.
Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
State: New Jersey
Year Founded: 1891
#58 | Linkedin
Industries: IT Software & Services
State: California
Year Founded: 2002
#59 | Wake Forest University
Industries: Education
State: North Carolina
Year Founded: 1834
#60 | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Industries: Government Services
State: Oklahoma
Year Founded: 1820
#61 | JPMorganChase
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: New York
Year Founded: 2000
#62 | Mutual of Omaha
Industries: Insurance
State: Nebraska
Year Founded: 1909
#63 | Amedisys
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Louisiana
Year Founded: 1982
#64 | Cisco Systems
Industries: IT Software & Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1984
#65 | Children’s Hospital Colorado
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Colorado
Year Founded: 1908
#66 | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1901
#67 | University of Mississippi Medical Center
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Mississippi
Year Founded: 1955
#68 | Lockheed Martin
Industries: Aerospace & Defense
State: Maryland
Year Founded: 1912
#69 | FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: North Carolina
Year Founded: 1995
#70 | Visa
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1958
#71 | Procter & Gamble
Industries: Packaged Goods
State: Ohio
Year Founded: 1837
#72 | Rolls-Royce Holdings
Industries: Engineering, Manufacturing
State: Virginia
Year Founded: 1904
#73 | Auburn University
Industries: Education
State: Alabama
Year Founded: 1856
#74 | Capital One
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: Virginia
Year Founded: 1994
#75 | University of Virginia
Industries: Education
State: Virginia
Year Founded: 1819
#76 | Yale University
Industries: Education
State: Connecticut
Year Founded: 1701
#77 | Amtrak
Industries: Transportation & Logistics
State: Washington D.C.
Year Founded: 1971
#78 | Sutter Health
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1921
#79 | Gensler
Industries: Professional Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1965
#80 | Johns Hopkins University
Industries: Education
State: Maryland
Year Founded: 1876
#81 | Bank of America
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: North Carolina
Year Founded: 1904
#82 | Qualcomm
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
State: California
Year Founded: 1985
#83 | Amgen
Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
State: California
Year Founded: 1980
#84 | Capital Group Companies
Industries: Banking & Financial Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1931
#85 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Massachusetts
Year Founded: 1947
#86 | Memorial Hermann Health System
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1907
#87 | Garmin
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
State: Kansas
Year Founded: 1989
#88 | PSEG (Public Service Enterprise Group)
Industries: Utilities
State: New Jersey
Year Founded: 1903
#89 | Wegmans Food Markets
Industries: Retail & Wholesale
State: New York
Year Founded: 1916
#90 | Miller’s Ale House Restaurants
Industries: Restaurants
State: Florida
Year Founded: 1988
#91 | Bain & Company
Industries: Professional Services
State: Massachusetts
Year Founded: 1973
#92 | Sony
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
State: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1946
#93 | University of Pennsylvania
Industries: Education
State: Pennsylvania
Year Founded: 1740
#94 | University of South Carolina
Industries: Education
State: South Carolina
Year Founded: 1801
#95 | Atmos Energy
Industries: Utilities
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1906
#96 | Lone Star College
Industries: Education
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1973
#97 | Columbia University
Industries: Education
State: New York
Year Founded: 1754
#98 | AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: California
Year Founded: 1987
#99 | Texas Healthcare Resources
Industries: Healthcare & Social Services
State: Texas
Year Founded: 1997
#100 | Experian Information Solutions
Industries: Business Services & Supplies
State: California
Year Founded: 1992
For the full list of America’s Best Midsize Employers, click here.