Does MSD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSD. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSD?

80% of MSD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSD 3.9 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 MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (63) , Specialist (53) , Clinical Data Manager (46) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Associate Specialist (38) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (34) , Data Scientist (29) , Software Engineer (29) , Internship (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (24)

What are the pros of working at MSD according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits (e.g. a phone + almost unlimited mobile plan to all employees)." ((in 219 reviews)); "Good culture and people in general" ((in 191 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 175 reviews)); "Workplace and people are great" ((in 144 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 131 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MSD according to real employee reviews?

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 50 reviews)); "No career progression and worklife balance" ((in 28 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 24 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 14 reviews)); "Too much politics and depends who you know if you want to progress in career." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MSD layoffs and their outlook for job security at MSD in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MSD locations?

Rahway , West Point , Elkton , Durham , Boston , Lansdale , Rockville , New York , Philadelphia , Saint Louis , North Wales , Gaithersburg , Louisville , Jersey City , Kenilworth , Madison , Newark , West Point , Omaha , Wilson , Dallas , Ireland , South San Francisco , McMinnville , Atlanta , Branchburg , Morristown , New Brunswick , Summit , Whitehouse Station

MSD reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,407 total reviews)

Rob Davis

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,407 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Mar 28, 2023

Okay company to work for

Personal assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Working Environment, Good Team Support

Cons

Treat contractors majorly different compared to staff at MSD

4.0

Mar 10, 2023

Great purpose and meaningful outcome, extremely slow processes, no transparency, corporate environment and politics

Associate director, software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great purpose - saving human lives is really fantastic and I can connect to this theme with my daily work. There's generous availability of learning and practicing experience of learned knowledge, and the technology used is top notch. Budget used to be no issue, getting a bit tougher last years.

Cons

Corporate environment, lots of politics, some bosses that require total loyalty and no possibility to voice things that are done badly or that don't make sense. Many aspirants for such positions are able to do literally anything to succeed.

2.0

Feb 11, 2023

Good Benefits but staff are disposable.

Lab technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pension, private healthcare, EAP, discounts, flexible hours

Cons

Poor staff retention, staff over worked and undervalued, poor management, blame culture, low morale

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