💰 AWARD 02 OF 10 · TEAM OF THE YEAR 2026

Best Compensation & Benefits 2026

For the tech company that pays women fairly and backs it up with benefits people actually use. Voted by women in tech who meet these hiring teams in person at OutGeek events in 38 cities.

Women in tech talking with a hiring team at a table at OutGeek Seattle
OUTGEEK Award 02 ★ 2026 ★
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WINNER REVEALED JANUARY 15, 2027
Voting closes December 31. One vote per award.
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WHAT THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES

Fair pay, and benefits people actually use

Pay is where good intentions get tested. This award goes to the company that shares salary ranges up front, pays women and men the same for the same work, and offers benefits that hold up when you need them.

AWARD
02 of 10, OutGeek Team of the Year 2026
VOTED BY
Women in tech with OutGeek Plus, and OutGeek team accounts
VOTING
August to December 31, 2026
WINNER
Revealed January 15, 2027
NOMINEES
33 teams on the 2026 ballot
WHAT VOTERS LOOK AT
01

Salary ranges up front

Do they share the range before you have to ask?
02

Pay equity

Equal pay for equal work, and whether they check it.
03

Health and family cover

Health insurance, parental leave and childcare support people actually use.
04

Equity and retirement

Stock, bonuses and retirement matching, explained clearly.
05

Raises and reviews

How often pay is reviewed, and what it takes to get a raise.
⚖️ FAIR AND OPEN

How the winner is picked

1

Members vote

OutGeek Plus members and team accounts vote from August to December 31.
2

One vote per account

One vote in this award per account, and one in each of the other nine. Votes are final once cast.
3

Every vote is tied to an account

Each account votes once in each award: 10 votes in all, one per award.
4

Most votes wins

The team with the most votes on December 31 wins. We reveal the winner on January 15.
A NiCE hiring team talking with women in tech at OutGeek Salt Lake City
💬 BEFORE YOU VOTE

Questions to ask a hiring team

Ask them at an OutGeek event, or in Threads, where hiring teams answer members' questions.

  1. 1What is the salary range for this role?
  2. 2When did you last run a pay equity review, and what changed?
  3. 3How much parental leave do people actually take?
  4. 4What does the health plan cover for families?
  5. 5Is there equity or a bonus, and how does it vest?
  6. 6How often is pay reviewed, and how are raises decided?
🗣️ IN VOTERS' WORDS

Why they'd join a team

“They told me the salary range before I even had to ask, and it was good. As a woman who’s been lowballed more than once, that meant a lot.”
OutGeek event attendee
“She walked me through their parental leave and childcare support without checking any notes. You can tell people there actually use it.”
OutGeek event attendee
ON THE 2026 BALLOT · 33 TEAMS

The 2026 nominees

Every team on the ballot for this award, A to Z. The leader stays hidden until January 15 so early results don't sway the vote.

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👑 LAST YEAR

2025: the top tech companies, voted by women in tech

In 2025, before the ten awards, voters picked one overall top 10. 2026 is the first year of the Best Compensation & Benefits award.

💰 FOR HIRING TEAMS

Nominate your team for Best Compensation & Benefits

Nominate your company from an OutGeek team account. The $129/month account includes one category. Extra categories are $199 once and go on the ballot as soon as payment clears.

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About this award

FAQ

Voting is open until December 31, 2026, and the winner is revealed on January 15, 2027. Until then the leader stays hidden so early results don’t sway the vote. 2026 is the first year of this award.

OutGeek Plus members and team accounts. Each account gets one vote in this award, and one in each of the other nine. Votes are final once cast.

It looks at one thing: pay and benefits. Best Company to Work For is the overall award, and each of the other awards looks at something else.

Most lists rely on employee surveys or data companies send in. This award is voted by women in tech who meet these hiring teams in person at OutGeek events in 38 cities, plus OutGeek team accounts.

Yes. Each award is voted on separately, so one company can win more than one.

Voting closes December 31, 2026. The winner is revealed on January 15, 2027, on this page and on the winning team’s company page.

In 2026 the ballot lists companies OutGeek has worked with, plus any company that nominates itself from a team account. The $129/month team account includes one category. Extra categories are $199 once.

Winning teams get a feature in the OutGeek Journal, their open roles in our newsletter blast, their jobs featured on OutGeek, and social media support from our team.

No. The team with the most votes in an award wins.

Yes. A team account's vote counts like anyone else's: one vote in each award.

The other nine awards

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