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) , Internship (39) , Manager (39) , Working Student (39) , Account Manager (38) , 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 216 reviews)); "Great culture and work experience" ((in 141 reviews)); "Good benefits and working by environment" ((in 134 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 94 reviews)); "Great colleagues and very approachable if you have questions." ((in 79 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)); "Bad communication, specially from the management team" ((in 18 reviews)); "People who are good at buttering get promotions and senior leadership roles" ((in 16 reviews)); "TRAINING – There are no training plans at BioReliance." ((in 15 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?

Buenos Aires , Martínez , Ezeiza , Rosario , Córdoba , Carlos Spegazzini

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Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,089 total reviews)

Kai Beckmann

73% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,089 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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Jun 19, 2018

Disappointing working experience

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary was good, nothing else.

Cons

Left the company with a deep professional & psychological damage, it took me 2 years to stabilize again an regain confidence to felt recovered.

4.0

Dec 6, 2015

Good opportunity

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people and work life balance. Company culture is very nice.

Cons

Not very efficient. If you have an idea, it is hard to get it executed soon.

1.0

Mar 14, 2015

Disappointed

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits And no more ! I cannot find anything else as an advantage to work there

Cons

Be prepared to jump in a back hole Most of the scientists are mediocre and are executing management decision They are not willing to get and keep talent as they are too demanding and more difficult to manage and prefer let them go Many decisions are purely based on politics, state of the art science is not driving any decision Management is not inspiring at all and is here to dictate what to do and at the end is not even able to take any good decisions I worked there for 18 months and I've never seen a pharm company behaving that way in the decision process

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