How many employees work at Merck Life Science?

Merck Life Science GmbH has 10,262 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 2.1%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025

About Merck Life Science

Together with our colleagues, customers and stakeholders, we impact life and health with science. Before researchers can make scientific breakthroughs, they must have access to state-of-the-art tools, services and expertise to perform experiments and engineer new products. That’s where we come in. We offer one of the broadest portfolios in the industry for scientists, best-in-class products for pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, and a fully integrated service organization to support CDMO and contract testing across traditional and novel modalities. Our vision is a world where our innovative products, services and digital offerings help create solutions for people globally and a sustainable future for generations to come. Merck is a global science and technology company with around 60,000 employees in more than 66 countries. Not intended for US & CA visitors.

As of September 2025

Merck Life Science
workforce metrics

Headcount

10.3k

Avg. Salary

$53.1k

Tenure

5.3yr

Growth Rate

2.1%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of Merck Life Science annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

  • Merck Life Science total number of employees in 2025 was 10,298.761, a 2.1% increase from 2024.
  • Merck Life Science total number of employees in 2024 was 9,954.487, a 0.7% decline from 2023.
  • Merck Life Science total number of employees in 2023 was 9,974.503, a 1.6% increase from 2022.

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Employee Geographic Breakdown

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Employee Role Breakdown

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Employee Compensation

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Active Job Postings

Interactive chart of Merck Life Science annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.

  • Merck Life Science active job postings in 2025 was 631, a 27.4% increase from 2024.
  • Merck Life Science active job postings in 2024 was 750, a 197.9% increase from 2023.
  • Merck Life Science active job postings in 2023 was 4, a 127.3% decline from 2022.

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