Large employers
The Globe invited 1,076 employers to participate in its fourth annual Top Places to Work. Of those, 237 organizations went all the way through the process, allowing us to conduct a confidential survey of their workers. Research partner WorkplaceDynamics of Exton, Pa., specialists in employee engagement and retention, contacted more than 121,000 employees at those companies and received completed surveys from 73,813 individuals. Each was asked to grade their organization's performance according to 24 statements, ranging from "New ideas are encouraged at this company" to "It's easy to tell my boss the truth." More on methodology.
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| Rank | Company | Description | Ownership | Mass. locations | Mass. employees | US employees | US headquarters | Global revenue |
| 1 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | Human services | Private | 55 | 1,600 | 17,000 | Watertown | $880 million |
| 2 | Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Co. | Pharmaceuticals | Private | 1 | 1,132 | 1,343 | Cambridge | $872 million |
| 3 | Keller Williams Realty | Real estate | Private | 19 | 1,290 | 74,018 | Austin, Texas | $2.4 billion |
| 4 | Winchester Hospital | Community hospital | Non-profit | 24 | 2,700 | 2,700 | Winchester | $266 million |
| 5 | MITRE Corp. | Research | Non-profit | 1 | 1,929 | 7,919 | Bedford, Mass., McLean, Va. | $1.3 billion |
| 6 | Comcast | Cable and communications | Public | 100 | 4,300 | 120,000 | Philadelphia | $37.9 billion |
| 7 | South Shore Hospital | Community hospital | Non-profit | 1 | 3,600 | 3,600 | South Weymouth | $420 million |
| 8 | Tufts Health Plan | Health insurance | Non-profit | 3 | 1,729 | 1,732 | Watertown | $2.6 billion |
| 9 | Children's Hospital Boston | Pediatric hospital | Non-profit | 1 | 8,998 | 8,998 | Boston | $1.3 billion |
| 10 | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | Health insurance | Non-profit | 2 | 1,031 | 1,200 | Wellesley | $3.0 billion |
| 11 | Herb Chambers Cos. | Auto dealer network | Private | 42 | 1,800 | 1,900 | Somerville | $1.7 billion |
| 12 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals | Public | 2 | 1,274 | 1,634 | Cambridge | $143 million |
| 13 | DePuy Family of Cos. | Life sciences | Public | 2 | 1,305 | 3,400 | Raynham | $5.6 billion |
| 14 | Eastern Bank Corp. | Commercial bank and insurance agency | Cooperative/Mutual | 115 | 1,779 | 1,779 | Boston | $379 million |
| 15 | Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates | Health care | Non-profit | 28 | 4,130 | 4,130 | Newton | $1.3 billion |
| 16 | VA Boston Healthcare System | Health care | Government | 8 | 4,153 | 4,153 | Boston | N/A |
| 17 | Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Health care | Non-profit | 1 | 3,166 | 3,166 | Newton | $405 million |
| 18 | Massachusetts General Hospital | Health care | Parent company | 9 | 23,800 | 23,800 | Boston | $2.8 billion |
| 19 | Benchmark Senior Living | Senior living | Private | 22 | 1,799 | 3,996 | Wellesley | $253 million |
| 20 | EMC Corp. | Data management | Public | 19 | 8,288 | 21,000 | Hopkinton | $17.0 billion |
| 21 | Hallmark Health System | Health care services | Non-profit | 10 | 2,822 | 2,822 | Medford | $316 million |
| 22 | Deloitte LLP | Professional services | Partnership | 2 | 1,502 | 44,000 | New York, NY | $28.8 billion |
| 23 | Roche Bros. Supermarkets | Food retail | Private | 18 | 4,200 | 4,200 | Wellesley Hills | $585 million |
| 24 | Philips Electronics North America Corp. | Consumer products | Public | 5 | 4,500 | 26,000 | Andover | $12.0 billion |
| 25 | Partners HealthCare | Health care | Non-profit | 10 | 3,952 | 4,500 | Boston | $8.1 billion |