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Bose main competitors are GoPro, Sonos, and DFS Corporate Services LLC.

Competitor Summary. See how Bose compares to its main competitors:

  • Employees at GoPro earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $119,000.
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Bose vs competitors

CompanyFounding dateZippia scoreHeadquarters# of LocationsRevenueEmployees
1964
4.4
Framingham, MA2-7,000
2002
3.8
Santa Barbara, CA4$1.5B1,446
2002
4.7
San Mateo, CA3$801.5M964
Harman Consumer, Inc.
-
3.7
Stamford, CT1--
1989
4.3
--$14.1B14,700
1892
4.5
Rochester, NY3$1.2B4,500
1968
4.7
Santa Clara, CA17$53.1B121,100
1911
4.7
Armonk, NY71$62.8B270,000
1911
4.6
Benton Harbor, MI9$16.6B78,000
2009
4.6
San Jose, CA1$2.2B5,871
1962
3.9
Stow, OH1$15.0M294
1972
4.0
Baltimore, MD2$13.1M100
Freelance Electronics
1986
3.9
Santa Fe Springs, CA1$2.1M11
1999
4.3
Louisville, KY1$76.3M298
2001
4.6
San Luis Obispo, CA11-1,600
-
4.0
Philadelphia, PA1$6.3M38
-
4.0
--$6.1M30
1960
4.3
New York, NY6$8.5B33,234
2000
4.7
San Jose, CA2$1.7B15,000
-
4.8
Riverwoods, IL1$620.0M2,000
1996
4.6
Indianapolis, IN1$20.0M191

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Bose salaries vs competitors

Among Bose competitors, employees at GoPro earn the most with an average yearly salary of $119,000.

Compare Bose salaries vs competitors

CompanyAverage salaryHourly salarySalary score
Bose
$67,451$32.43-
Sonos
$105,325$50.64-
GoPro
$119,000$57.21-
Harman Consumer, Inc.
$58,949$28.34-
Asus
$62,664$30.13-
Kodak
$61,395$29.52-

Compare Bose job title salaries vs competitors

CompanyHighest salaryHourly salary
Bose
$54,529$26.22
GoPro
$100,354$48.25
Intel
$98,827$47.51
Cypress
$97,729$46.99
Sonos
$90,504$43.51
IBM
$86,172$41.43
CafePress
$72,420$34.82
Mindbody
$70,065$33.68
Sony Electronics
$65,591$31.53
Harman Consumer, Inc.
$64,616$31.07
Asus
$64,449$30.99
M3 Technology
$62,873$30.23
Springboard Media
$60,920$29.29
Whirlpool
$60,214$28.95
Polk Audio
$55,318$26.60
DFS Corporate Services LLC
$53,531$25.74
Freelance Electronics
$52,479$25.23
Kodak
$49,449$23.77
TCC
$46,556$22.38
247 Customer.com
$45,773$22.01

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Bose demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Bose vs competitors

Job titleMaleFemale
Mindbody46%54%
GoPro66%34%
Kodak68%32%
IBM68%32%
Bose68%32%
Intel73%27%
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Female
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%

Compare race at Bose vs competitors

CompanyWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanAsianUnknownDiversity score
62%15%10%9%4%
9.8
60%15%12%8%4%
9.8
52%24%8%12%4%
9.4
52%18%6%19%6%
9.8
55%13%11%16%5%
9.9
57%21%9%7%5%
8.3

Bose and similar companies CEOs

CEOBio
Fred Durham
CafePress

James V. Continenza
Kodak

Nicholas Woodman
GoPro

Nicholas D. Woodman (born June 24, 1975) is an American businessman, and the founder and CEO of GoPro.

Patrick P. Gelsinger
Intel

Patrick Paul Gelsinger (born 1961) is an American business executive and engineer, currently serving as CEO of Intel.

Arvind Krishna
IBM

Arvind Krishna (born 1962) is an Indian-American business executive serving as Chairman and CEO of IBM. He has been the CEO of IBM since April 2020 and took on the role of Chairman & CEO in January 2021. Krishna began his career at IBM in 1990, at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center, and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2015, managing IBM Cloud & Cognitive Software and IBM Research divisions. He was a principal architect of the acquisition of Red Hat, the largest acquisition in the Company’s history.

Josh McCarter
Mindbody

Josh McCarter is CEO of Mindbody, the leading technology platform for the fitness, wellness, and beauty industries. Mindbody’s technology powers tens of thousands of wellness businesses, including industry-leading brands such as OTF, F45, and DryBar. In addition to helping these businesses deliver authentic experiences to their clients, Mindbody has built the world’s largest wellness marketplace, where millions of consumers find and book in-person and virtual wellness classes and appointments every month. Josh joined Mindbody in 2018 as chief strategy officer following the company’s acquisition of Booker, where he had served as CEO and co-founder. Prior to taking over as CEO at Mindbody, Josh served as the company’s president. Josh graduated cum laude with a BA in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and received his MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC (and yes, he recognizes the conflict of interest!). He has held board positions with Booker, SpaFinder, several Autobytel subsidiaries, Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). As a result of his youngest daughter’s diagnosis with type 1 diabetes in 2009, his family has been dedicated to finding a cure by supporting a variety of type 1 causes, most recently Beyond Type 1. When not working, Josh is an avid adventurer, having traveled to more than 50 countries and traversed the U.S. on his Harley.

Marc Robert Bitzer
Whirlpool

Patrick Spence
Sonos

Patrick Spence is the Chief Executive Officer and serves on the Board of Directors for Sonos. Patrick joined Sonos as Chief Commercial Officer in 2012. He has played a central role in the development and launch of some of the company’s most successful products. Patrick has also led the company’s expansion into new territories including China, France, Australia, and Mexico. Prior to joining Sonos, Patrick spent over 14 years at RIM/BlackBerry in a variety of roles, including overseeing sales channels and country marketing operations in various regions including North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, ultimately becoming the Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. During Patrick’s time at RIM/Blackberry, the company grew from $50 million in revenue to more than $20 billion, and from 150 people to more than 17,000. In 2007, Patrick was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40, a national program to celebrate leaders of today and tomorrow and to honor Canadians who have reached a significant level of success. Patrick holds an Honors Degree in Business and Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

Kenichiro Yoshida
Sony Electronics

James Minarik
Polk Audio

What employees say about Bose's competitors

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Bose

I liked the people and the technology, I got to learn something new all the time.

Cons of working at Bose

Career opportunities were limited, and there were too few women and URM.

Bose benefits

gym membership.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2018
Pros of working at Bose

Great company with work life balance. Your ideas count and nice discounts.

Cons of working at Bose

Faster development of products. Older people seem to be on the outs. I understand that companies need to get younger but sometim s older people offer a better perspective on business.

Bose benefits

Free product to use while working there. Free product giveaways. Shirts supplied.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2018
Pros of working at Bose

Great company with work life balance. Your ideas count and nice discounts.

Cons of working at Bose

Faster development of products. Older people seem to be on the outs. I understand that companies need to get younger but sometim s older people offer a better perspective on business.

Bose benefits

Free product to use while working there. Free product giveaways. Shirts supplied.

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