There is a strong family feeling at this employee-owned supermarket chain, which operates more than 1,100 stores in five Southeastern states. Turnover here is incredibly low, averaging 5% for full timers and 38% for part timers. Nearly 20,000 employees have worked at Publix for more than 15 years, and one reason they stay is a stock ownership plan that automatically plunks shares into employee accounts at the end of each year. The contribution ranges from 7% to 10% of their pay. Cost to employees is zero. And for the last 55 years, Publix stock has grown on average by almost 16% annually. All these factors have made Publix the largest employee-owned company in the nation. Read the Great Place to Work review here.
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Company Info
| Rank last year | 81 |
| # of years on list | 19 |
| Industry | Retail |
| Year founded | 1,930 |
| CEO/Top executive | Ed Crenshaw |
| HQ location | Lakeland, Florida |
| Type of organization | Private |
| Revenue (2015 or most recent year) | $30.8 billion |
| Web address | http://www.publix.com |
| Total U.S. employees | 175,208 |
| Total employees outside the U.S. | - |
| Full-time jobs added in last year | 2,393 |
| FT job growth in the past year | 3% |
| Number of work sites | 1,120 |
Perks
| Company pays for 100% of healthcare costs | no |
| Offers health insurance to part-timers | yes |
| Offers telecommuting | yes |
| Offers job sharing | yes |
| Offers onsite childcare | yes |
| Offers compressed work weeks | yes |
| Offers fully-paid sabbaticals | no |
| Onsite fitness center | no |
| Discounted gym memberships | no |
| Onsite medical care facility | yes |
| Location of medical facility | Only at Headquarters |
| Offers college tuition reimbursement | yes |
| Max tuition | $3,200 |
| Offers paid time off for volunteering | no |
| Max PTO for volunteering | - |
Diversity
| % Women | 48 |
| % Minorities | - |
| % African-American/Black | - |
| % Asian | - |
| % Caucasian/White | - |
| % Hispanic/Latino | - |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | - |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | - |
| % Two or more races | - |
| Same-sex benefits | yes |
| Non-discrimination policy | yes |
Paid Time Off (FT employees)
| Holidays | 6 |
| Vacation | 10 |
| Sick days | Set |
| General PTO | - |
| Total PTO after 5 years | 21 |
Compensation
| Most common job (for salaried employee) | Store manager |
| Avg. base pay (salaried) | $69,059 |
| Avg. extra compensation (salaried) | $49,721 |
| Total pay (salaried position) | $118,780.00 |
| Most common job (for hourly employee) | Deli clerk |
| Avg. base pay (hourly) | $26,378 |
| Avg. extra compensation (hourly) | $2,640 |
| Total pay (hourly position) | $29,018 |
Hiring/Staffing
| # of job openings (as of Feb. 2016) | 4,523 |
| # of job applicants | 453,085 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | - |
| FT voluntary turnover | 5% |
| # of jobs filled | 60,870 |
| Jobs filled internally | 26,256 |
| % of jobs filled by referral | 30% |
| # new graduates hired | - |
Training
| Avg. hours of training per year (for salaried employee) | - |
| Avg. hours of training per year (for hourly employee) | 80 |
