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Merck Salaries

How much do people at Merck get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Merck is $122,052, or $58 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $120,990, or $58 per hour.

At Merck, the highest paid job is a Director of Marketing at $269,000 annually and the lowest is an IT Manager at $24,000 annually. Average Merck salaries by department include: Communications at $270,029, Business Development at $158,187, Design at $98,575, and HR at $123,917. Half of Merck salaries are above $120,990.

178 employees at Merck rank their Compensation in the Top 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 547 ratings) while 172 employees at Merck rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 10% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 178 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Merck employees include job titles like Developer, Senior QA, Jr Developer, and HR Manager. Comparably data has a total of 9 salary records from Merck employees.

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$88k
$118k
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$220k
$269k
$270k
$122,052*
Average Compensation
$120,990*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Merck Salary Averages By Department

Merck Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department
$159,561 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$143,093 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$103,098 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$98,575 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$102,973 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$63,484 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$158,187 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$92,708 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$127,818 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$123,917 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$95,975 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$109,416 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$178,259 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$203,270*
Est. Salary
$82k
$95k
$144k
$244k
$330k
$350k
$433k
Group Product Manager
$221,829*
Est. Salary
$82k
$95k
$144k
$244k
$330k
$350k
$433k
Senior Product Manager
$154,935*
Est. Salary
$82k
$95k
$144k
$244k
$330k
$350k
$433k
Product Manager
$127,132*
Est. Salary
$82k
$95k
$144k
$244k
$330k
$350k
$433k
Jr Product Manager
$93,874*
Est. Salary
$82k
$95k
$144k
$244k
$330k
$350k
$433k

Engineering Department (16)

Director of Engineering
$202,453*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Group Engineering Manager
$198,533*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Principal Engineer
$170,132*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Lead Engineer
$147,176*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Engineering Manager
$178,390*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Data Scientist
$131,780*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Senior Developer
$152,210*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
DevOps
$137,219*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Developer
$120,990*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Mobile Developer
$133,461*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Sales Engineer
$162,795*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
QA Manager
$110,064
Avg. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Senior QA
$61,000
Avg. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Scrum Master
$114,611*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
QA
$91,070*
Est. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k
Jr Developer
$94,000
Avg. Salary
$85k
$114k
$142k
$240k
$330k
$370k
$430k

Marketing Department (17)

Director of Marketing
$269,000
Avg. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Senior Marketing Manager
$141,920*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Marketing Manager
$105,087*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Brand Manager
$114,026*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Content Strategist
$109,297*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
SEM Manager
$82,873*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Social Media Manager
$83,391*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Marketing Operations
$109,995*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
SEO Specialist
$74,800*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Email Marketer
$80,303*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Content Manager
$87,543*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Community Manager
$74,125*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Data Analyst
$71,224*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Business Analyst
$94,406*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Copywriter
$91,744*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Event Planner
$92,262*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k
Marketing Associate
$102,590*
Est. Salary
$60k
$75k
$92k
$178k
$269k
$300k
$364k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director
$164,815*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
Principal Designer
$185,046*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
Senior Designer
$117,972*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$133,374*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
UI/UX Designer
$121,157*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
Designer
$101,524*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
Web/Visual Designer
$97,929*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
Graphic Designer
$79,270*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k
Jr Designer
$68,866*
Est. Salary
$50k
$61k
$79k
$120k
$168k
$215k
$220k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$183,678*
Est. Salary
$48k
$76k
$84k
$108k
$203k
$340k
Business Analyst
$94,406*
Est. Salary
$48k
$76k
$84k
$108k
$203k
$340k
Operations Manager
$108,307*
Est. Salary
$48k
$76k
$84k
$108k
$203k
$340k
Office Manager
$70,142*
Est. Salary
$48k
$76k
$84k
$108k
$203k
$340k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$74,712*
Est. Salary
$46k
$50k
$72k
$74k
$109k
Admin Assistant
$50,274*
Est. Salary
$46k
$50k
$72k
$74k
$109k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development
$194,329*
Est. Salary
$48k
$110k
$131k
$193k
$243k
$290k
Account Executive
$131,703*
Est. Salary
$48k
$110k
$131k
$193k
$243k
$290k
Business Development Manager
$157,309*
Est. Salary
$48k
$110k
$131k
$193k
$243k
$290k
Account Manager
$127,698*
Est. Salary
$48k
$110k
$131k
$193k
$243k
$290k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$101,245*
Est. Salary
$63k
$65k
$92k
$127k
$150k
$195k
Senior Accountant
$91,622*
Est. Salary
$63k
$65k
$92k
$127k
$150k
$195k
Accountant
$66,701*
Est. Salary
$63k
$65k
$92k
$127k
$150k
$195k
Business Analyst
$94,406*
Est. Salary
$63k
$65k
$92k
$127k
$150k
$195k
Financial Analyst
$89,268*
Est. Salary
$63k
$65k
$92k
$127k
$150k
$195k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$72,433*
Est. Salary
$40k
$81k
$103k
$179k
$300k
Technical Support
$81,036*
Est. Salary
$40k
$81k
$103k
$179k
$300k
CS Rep
$61,567*
Est. Salary
$40k
$81k
$103k
$179k
$300k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$165,708*
Est. Salary
$60k
$71k
$93k
$101k
$169k
$216k
HR Manager
$101,391*
Est. Salary
$60k
$71k
$93k
$101k
$169k
$216k
Recruiter
$95,002*
Est. Salary
$60k
$71k
$93k
$101k
$169k
$216k

IT Department (6)

Director of IT
$219,500
Avg. Salary
$51k
$74k
$100k
$140k
$160k
$220k
IT Manager
$24,000
Avg. Salary
$51k
$74k
$100k
$140k
$160k
$220k
Project Manager
$74,000
Avg. Salary
$51k
$74k
$100k
$140k
$160k
$220k
SysAdmin
$108,982*
Est. Salary
$51k
$74k
$100k
$140k
$160k
$220k
IT Support Engineer
$86,171*
Est. Salary
$51k
$74k
$100k
$140k
$160k
$220k
Desktop Support
$62,194*
Est. Salary
$51k
$74k
$100k
$140k
$160k
$220k

Legal Department (4)

General Counsel
$199,797*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$320k
Corporate Counsel
$192,291*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$320k
Contracts Specialist
$114,219*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$320k
Paralegal
$67,477*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$320k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$238,276*
Est. Salary
$48k
$112k
$158k
$243k
$325k
$389k
$420k
Sales Manager
$179,631*
Est. Salary
$48k
$112k
$158k
$243k
$325k
$389k
$420k
Sales Engineer
$162,795*
Est. Salary
$48k
$112k
$158k
$243k
$325k
$389k
$420k
Sales Rep
$157,900
Avg. Salary
$48k
$112k
$158k
$243k
$325k
$389k
$420k
Sales Associate
$94,908*
Est. Salary
$48k
$112k
$158k
$243k
$325k
$389k
$420k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Executive Salaries at Merck

Name
Title
Salary
Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.
Independent Director
$1.34M
$11.31M
Independent Director
$237k
Executive Vice President and President of Global Human Health
$1.00M
$8.27M
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