How many employees work at Knorr-Bremse?
Knorr-Bremse AG has 19,408 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -5.0%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Knorr-Bremse
Knorr-Bremse is the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other safety-critical rail and commercial vehicle systems. Knorr-Bremse’s products make a decisive contribution to greater safety and energy efficiency on rail tracks and roads around the world. About 30,500 employees at over 100 sites in more than 30 countries use their competence and motivation to satisfy customers worldwide with products and services. In 2021, Knorr-Bremse’s two divisions together generated revenues of EUR 6.7 billion. For more than 115 years the company has been the industry innovator, driving innovation in mobility and transportation technologies with an edge in connected system solutions. Knorr-Bremse is one of Germany’s most successful industrial companies and profits from the key global megatrends: Urbanization, sustainability, digitalization and mobility. We refer to our data privacy policy at https://www.knorr-bremse.com/en/footer/data-protection/data-protection-declaration-knorr-bremse-ag/ Imprint: https://www.knorr-bremse.com/en/footer/imprint/
As of December 2025
Knorr-Bremse
workforce metrics
Headcount
19.4k
Avg. Salary
$50.3k
Tenure
5.2yr
Growth Rate
-5.0%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Knorr-Bremse annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Knorr-Bremse total number of employees in 2025 was 19,400, a 5.0% decline from 2024.
- Knorr-Bremse total number of employees in 2024 was 20,398, a 3.1% increase from 2023.
- Knorr-Bremse total number of employees in 2023 was 19,772, a 5.2% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Knorr-Bremse annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Knorr-Bremse active job postings in 2025 was 478, a 24.9% decline from 2024.
- Knorr-Bremse active job postings in 2024 was 614, a 17.9% decline from 2023.
- Knorr-Bremse active job postings in 2023 was 735, a 0.7% increase from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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