The lowest paying jobs at these companies are still around $300/day according to Glassdoor!

Plus, the companies all have great ratings from their employees!

Aha!

Aha! is a roadmap software company that hires remotely all around the world.

According to Glassdoor, even one of their lower paying jobs in customer success averages $79,000/year!

They also have a 4.6 out of 5 star rating overall and 4.7 out 5 stars for benefits.

They offer:

Generous salary
Hard work should be rewarded and rewarding. We offer meaningful salaries with steady increases over your tenure.

Profit sharing
Sharing the company’s success with the people who help us grow is the right thing to do. So we celebrate the team’s effort through profit sharing every year. 

Well-being
We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. For many teammates, we cover 100 percent of the premiums. Choose the plan that best fits you and your family. 

Education
We encourage you to continually pursue growth in your personal and professional life. At its best, work is a quest for knowledge powered by insatiable curiosity. And doing your best work leads to greater job satisfaction and personal fulfillment. 

Time off
Sustainability is the goal. When you are giving your all, you need to make time to rest and reinvigorate. Whatever refills you, you will have time to do it. 

Life events
Be there for life's milestones. Work should never come at the expense of your relationships. We offer paid parental leave and paid care and bereavement leave to all teammates — so you can be there for your loved ones.

Retirement savings
Aha! contributes a percentage of your total compensation each year towards your retirement (and you can make voluntary pre-tax contributions as well). For U.S. teammates, we offer a 401(k) program.

Community service
We are committed to doing good. Aha! Cares is a corporate-giving model that encourages people to champion nonprofits in their communities. And all Aha!s are offered a paid volunteer day each year too.

Help Scout

Help Scout is a fully remote help desk software company that also hires worldwide.

According to Glassdoor, they pay around $80,000/year for a basic customer support job.

They also have a 4.6 out of 5 star overall rating and a 5 out of 5 star rating for benefits.

They offer:

  • Competitive salary – Our salary formula is public to all employees (but doesn't divulge your specific salary) and we update it at least once per year. Your salary is the same no matter where you live. Our goal is to pay at or above the market rate of a US-based tech hub like Boston or Seattle.
  • Health and dental insurance – We cover you and your family's health/dental insurance 100%. If you are based in the US, we'll cover you on our Aetna policy. If you're based outside the US, we'll reimburse your out-of-pocket health and dental insurance costs.
  • Long-term/short-term disability insurance & life insurance – we cover 100% of the premiums for LT/ST disability insurance and base life insurance. You also have the option to purchase supplementary life insurance through our provider (currently US only).
  • Flexible vacation – Take time off when you need it! We recommend 3-4 weeks in addition to public holidays, but there are no firm rules. We trust you.
  • Sabbatical – After you've been at Help Scout for 4 years, you get a month of paid vacation (in addition to regular vacation) and $2,500 to spend towards travel, learning, projects or anything else during your time off. Read about what our CEO did.
  • Paid parental leave, including adoption and foster care – 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents, including adoption and foster care.
  • 401k with 1% match– via Betterment for Business (currently US only)
  • Personal Development stipend – Up to $1,800 per year to improve your craft
  • Bonuses – everyone is eligible to receive a quarterly bonus up to 8% based on shared company revenue goals.
  • Set you up for success — we’ll get every new teammate a Mac laptop or equivalent of their choice, and a $1500 stipend so you can feel ready to work from home. We also cover up to $350 USD per month if you'd like to rent a co-working desk somewhere.
  • Complete transparency – Everyone has full access to business metrics and financial information about the company.

Automattic

Automattic is a company that has built countless plugins and products for WordPress like WooCommerce, JetPack, Akismet, and more.

According to Glassdoor, they pay around $123,000/year for customer support jobs.

They also have a 4.1 out of 5 star rating overall and a 4.8 out of 5 star rating for benefits.

They offer:

  • Professional Development · I will never stop learning” is part of our company creed. From leadership development to improving your writing skills, we have a comprehensive list of programs and resources available to everyone, and we’re also happy to pay for any hardware, software, books, or conferences that promote continued learning.
  • Career Coaching · Coaching sessions to help you set and achieve professional goals are available for all Automatticians – team members and team leads. This benefit resets each calendar year.
  • Time off · Our open vacation policy (no set number of days per year) is designed to help you to be at your best! There is no minimum or maximum, but we encourage you to take at least 25 days of time off per year.
  • Home Office · We offer home office setup and coworking allowances. Working from a coffee shop? You can use your coworking allowance for the requisite latte!
  • Life Insurance · Company-sponsored life insurance.
  • Parental leave · Open parental leave (including maternity, paternity, LGBTQ+, and adoption for all parents). If you’ve been with Automattic for 12 months, your leave up to 6 months is fully paid.
  • Anniversary Awards · Paid three-month sabbatical encouraged every five years. Check out several Automatticians’ sabbatical experiences: Kathryn Presner, Steve Blythe, Steph Yiu, and Ryan Markel.
  • A spiffy set of wireless headphones at your seven-year anniversary.
  • Wellness · We offer mental wellness benefits including an Employee Assistance Program, a monthly subscription to a mindfulness app (including Calm, Headspace, Ten Percent Happier, Waking up, and Insight timer), and virtual ergonomic consultations and access to a wealth of virtual ergonomic tips, stretch videos and yoga exercises.
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Zapier

Zapier is a web-based service that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use.

According to Glassdoor, they pay around $124,000/year just for a customer support job.

They have a 4 out of 5 star rating overall and a 4.5 out of 5 star rating for benefits.

They offer:

  • Healthcare, dental, and vision in the UK, Canada, and the United States
  • Retirement plans with employer match in the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States
  • For countries where we do not have entities or provide company-sponsored benefits, we add a regional benefits premium to our pay ranges (in these instances, when recommendations are made for base pay, the benefits premium has already been factored in)
  • Work from (almost!) anywhere
  • Flexible time-off policy (most teammates take 4-6 weeks off per year for vacation and holidays)
  • 1 annual company retreat to an awesome place
  • 14 weeks of 100% fully-paid leave for new parents
  • Anniversary reward program (at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years)
  • Lifestyle spending account (wellness, travel, meals and entertainment, personal life expenses)
    Spending account for job-related expenses (software, home office set up and office materials, and professional development)
  • Fertility and family planning support

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