When it comes to America's tech giants, some locations have happier workers than others.
The tech industry has seen some brutal layoffs in recent years — but, if employee reviews are anything to go by, Big Tech companies are at least keeping their existing workers happy.
To uncover the best states and cities for Big Tech employees, Switch On Business analyzed Glassdoor employee reviews for Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta published between January 2023 and October 2024, then ranked companies' locations by average employee rating.
The best city for Apple workers was Palo Alto, California, where employee ratings average 4.48 out of five.
The biggest disparity between the highest- and lowest-rated cities belonged to Amazon. The company's employees gave Herndon, Virginia, an average rating of 4.24, compared to just 2.73 in Buena Park, California.
There wasn't a single US location where Google or Microsoft employees rated their experience below 4.0, on average.
Meta's best state for workers was Florida (4.29), while the worst rated was California (3.90).
When it comes to the lowest-rated places for tech workers, company headquarters were often among the spots with the poorest employee reviews.
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