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.
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 |