article_snippet.sent: But to make it on to the payrolls of The top-paying companies in America, workers needs to be highly educated, highly skilled or highly connected - sometimes all three.
article_snippet.sent: workers fall into three categories - tech companies, law firms and consulting firms.
article_snippet.sent: Nine of The top-paying companies in America are in the tech sector, according to salary data compiled by the recruiting company Glassdoor.com.
article_snippet.sent: The top-paying companies in America are competing furiously to hire and retain the relatively small number of top-notch computer programmers who make Silicon Valley such a magnet for money.
article_snippet.sent: Consulting and law firms rely on relationships with clients and so once employees establish Consulting and law firms, Consulting and law firms become more and more valuable and command higher salaries.
article_snippet.sent: Wall Street law firm, Skadden, Arps, one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the nation, comes in at the top of the list.
article_snippet.sent: Skadden has 4,500 employees - more than 1,800 of whom are high-grossing attorneys.
article_snippet.sent: Management consultants take the three spots - Strategy&, McKinsey & Company and A.T. Kearney all pay $160,000 median salaries.
article_snippet.sent: the companies of the highest-paid list are also mostly small and midsize.
article_snippet.sent: Nearly all of the companies of the highest-paid list employ fewer than 5,000 people.
highlights_snippet.sent: Corporate law firm Skadden Arps came in on top with $182,000 median salary for 4,500 employees .
  