Popular among employees: Favorite perks include a stock ownership program, clothing allowance, and tuition reimbursement for undergraduate classes.

Popular with employees: Employees look forward to wearing jeans on Fridays.

Popular with employees: Employees have the option to take their families to a minor league baseball game and sit in the BankPlus suite.

Community service initiative: Employee fundraisers last year helped create the HomeTown Community Fund, and going forward employees will be able to direct contributions from the fund to local charities of their choice.

Centier, No. 40 in the overall ranking, is No. 5 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Fitness/wellness program: A personal trainer teaches classes twice a week at one of the bank's branches and is available to all employees for consultations.

Fitness/wellness program: Allegiance provides a medical concierge service to all employees on site or in their homes.

City National, No. 43 in the overall ranking, is No. 6 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

First Busey, No. 44 in the overall ranking, is No. 7 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Employee recognition/appreciation program: First National often provides breakfast or lunch for employees.

Popular with employees: Old Point employees with excellent attendance for six months can earn extra time off.

Popular with employees: Last year Happy State gave more than $101,000 to help employees in crisis with medical expenses, car repairs and mortgage payments.

Washington Trust, No. 48 in the overall ranking, is No. 8 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Popular with employees: An annual employee banquet recognizes individual and team accomplishments. A group of employees organizes the event and decides the theme, entertainment and raffle prizes.

Old National, No. 50 in the overall ranking, is No. 2 in the category for banks with more than $10 billion of assets.

Popular with employees: During the fall harvest, the bank's owners deliver homegrown vegetables to all locations for employees and customers.

Popular with employees: Employees get an extra vacation day during their anniversary month.

Popular with employees: Level One hosts an annual bring-your-dog-to-work day.

Popular with employees: Trivia questions go out the Friday before every Texas Tech football game. The first three employees to respond with the correct answers win a prize, such as gift cards, game tickets and Texas Tech apparel.

Popular with employees: Muncy Bank employees bring dishes to share for monthly luncheons.