St. Louis Best Places to Work

Overview

St. Louis Best Places to Work is an annual program run by the St. Louis Business Journal that recognizes employers in the St. Louis region with outstanding workplace culture, employee engagement, benefits, and management practices. Honorees are selected based largely on confidential employee survey data administered by a third-party research firm, rather than editor opinions alone. Companies pursue the award for regional employer-brand visibility, talent attraction, and validation of their internal culture initiatives. The program is considered data-driven and editorially vetted, giving it solid credibility among regional business awards.

Eligibility Requirements

• Organization must have a physical presence and employees in the St. Louis metro area
• Minimum employee count threshold (typically around 10–15 employees in the region) to enable valid survey results
• Must agree to participate in the third‑party employee engagement survey administered for the program