Does Merck KGaA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Merck KGaA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Merck KGaA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Merck KGaA?

80% of Merck KGaA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Merck KGaA 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Merck KGaA?

Intern (70) , Senior Analyst (69) , Project Manager (56) , Analyst (50) , Estagiário (48) , Werkstudent (43) , Working Student (40) , Account Manager (39) , Internship (39) , Manager (39) , Scientist (31) , Specialist (31) , Director (28) , Associate Director (25) , Senior Specialist (24)

What are the pros of working at Merck KGaA according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 218 reviews)); "Good benefits and working by environment" ((in 140 reviews)); "Good culture and friends" ((in 134 reviews)); "Great people working there d" ((in 85 reviews)); "All colleagues were friendly and helpful." ((in 78 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Merck KGaA according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and that affects everything" ((in 103 reviews)); "low salary (not equal to the effort and responsability needed)" ((in 94 reviews)); "Leadership questionable and arrogant senior management who are out of touch with industry standards and smart ways of working" ((in 10 reviews)); "HR does basically nothing about bullying." ((in 8 reviews)); "Wie so häufig hakt es im "Middle Management": da schalten und walten vereinzelt Leute, die" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Merck KGaA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Merck KGaA layoffs and their outlook for job security at Merck KGaA in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Merck KGaA locations?

Rockville , Saint Louis , Austin , Boston , Tempe , Philadelphia , Carlsbad , New York , Phoenix , Miamisburg , Jaffrey , Allentown , Billerica , Burlington , Cambridge , Newark , Rahway , Gibbstown , Vienna , Kansas City , Rockville Centre , Sheboygan Falls , Catoosa , Houston , Texas City , Riverside , San Diego , Albany , Fremont , Boulder

Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,091 total reviews)

Kai Beckmann

66% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,091 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merck KGaA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

May 11, 2017

Great management at the top, horrible middle managers and HR

Business unit director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits including childcare, big canteen, and open campus ... as well as an interesting product pipeline. however there is much talk but less action. I try to think of more pros but can't

Cons

Very politically charged environment, with a few favored people and consequences for speaking your mind. Would not recommend. Not diverse

1.0

Oct 21, 2014

Do not work here - ever!

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free fruit, cheap lunch, cheap massages

Cons

Very disorganised, its amazing anything productive or of any value gets done. Extremely hierarchical, process driven with some extremely bad behaviours which are encouraged and rewarded. This company doesn't make anything easy for itself

1.0

Nov 11, 2021

Shared Business Service - Pathetic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On time pay Global opportunities Work life balance Old leadership (before 2020) was really good in all areas

Cons

Current leadership is clueless and doesn’t manage escalations, they are good at blaming individuals. Entire leadership is sham Egoistic and very biased leadership is visible from top most management in SBS Letting go all good and capable managers across many functions People who are good at buttering get promotions and senior leadership roles- such a pathetic culture Non value added projects are highlighted and rewarded every time and all the time. Eg :so called RPA in SBS

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Great management at the top, horrible middle managers and HR

Do not work here - ever!

Shared Business Service - Pathetic

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