How many employees work at Merck Life Science?
Merck Life Science GmbH has 9,440 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 3.6%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 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 December 2025
Merck Life Science
workforce metrics
Headcount
9.4k
Avg. Salary
$52.4k
Tenure
5.1yr
Growth Rate
3.6%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
For even more metrics data,
reach out to our sales team.
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 9,433, a 3.6% increase from 2024.
- Merck Life Science total number of employees in 2024 was 9,100, a 0.3% decline from 2023.
- Merck Life Science total number of employees in 2023 was 9,124, a 1.5% increase from 2022.
Would you like to see the latest employee headcount data?
Employee Geographic Breakdown
Would you like to see the latest employee geographic data?
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 89, a 72.9% decline from 2024.
- Merck Life Science active job postings in 2024 was 191, a 195.9% increase from 2023.
- Merck Life Science active job postings in 2023 was 2, a 120.0% decline from 2022.
Would you like to see the latest active job postings data?
Employee Sentiment
Sentiment Topics
Would you like to see the latest employee sentiment data?