These Are The Best Employers In New York, Forbes Says In New Ranking

NEW YORK — Eighty-eight companies that operate in New York are among America’s Best Employers By State ranked by Forbes.

“These aren’t the best large or midsize employers nationally, but a deeper look at which companies are closer-to-home options for every American worker,” Forbes said with the release of its fifth annual ranking Tuesday.

Forbes has ranked all companies operating in New York. For example, Amtrak, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., is ranked No. 2 on the magazine's list of best employers in New York.

Here are the five top best employers in New York that are headquartered in the state, shown with their ranking on Forbes' list:

1. Purchase-based Mastercard, founded in 1966 and now employing 10,166 people; CEO Michael E. Miebach.

3. Buffalo-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, founded in 1898 and now employing 3,695 people; CEO Candace Johnson

8. NYC-based New York City Fire Department, founded in 1865 and now employing 17,074 people

10. Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, founded in 1988 and now employing 9,843 people; CEO Leonard S. Schleifer.

11. Rochester-based University of Rochester Medical Center, founded in 1921 and now employing 30,000 people; CEO Steven I. Goldstein

Other high-ranked employers based locally include IBM in Armonk, Northwell Health in Great Neck, AHRC Nassau in Brookville, JetBlue Airways in Long Island City and Adelphi University in Garden City.

A full list of the 1,392 organizations that made the list is found on Forbes. To be considered, they had to have at least 500 employees nationwide. Forbes and its data partner Statista surveyed workers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The survey questions reflect a recent Pew Research Center survey that showed only about half of workers nationwide are extremely or very satisfied with their jobs. Work satisfaction and compensation are closely tied, and workers with higher incomes tended to like their jobs more than lower-income workers, the survey found.

“We found an interesting disconnect in terms of how workers are experiencing their jobs,” Kim Parker, Pew’s director of social trends research, told Forbes. “Most say they are highly satisfied with the human side of work — their relationships with their coworkers and supervisor. They are much less satisfied with their compensation and the opportunities they’re given for promotion or advancement.”

The anonymous survey asked workers if they would recommend their employer to friends and family, and to evaluate their employer on working conditions, diversity, compensation packages, the potential for development and company image. They were also asked about other employers in their states and were given the opportunity to rate employers anywhere within their respective industries.

Of the 1,392 organizations on the list, 1,123 of them were ranked in only one state. The others were ranked in more than one state.