Berlin’s top 100 – the best employers in Berlin
Berlin attracts not only highly qualified employees to the Spree but also attractive employers.
Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2018
The 100 largest employers are determined in an annual survey of the city's largest companies by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Berlin).
Berlin's largest employer comes from the transport sector: with its 19,149 employees, Deutsche Bahn is still in first place followed by Charité (17,100 employees), the Vivantes Network for Health (15,467 employees) and BVG (14,417 employees). Siemens is now in 5th place with 11,609 employees.
| Company name | Industry sector | Employees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deutsche Bahn (inkl. S-Bahn Berlin) | Transport/Logistics | 19.149 | |
| 2 | Charité | Health | 17.100 | |
| 3 | Vivantes-Netzwerk für Gesundheit | Health | 15.467 | |
| 4 | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) | Transport | 14.417 | |
| 5 | Siemens | Electrical Engineering | 11.609 | |
| 6 | Daimler | Automotive Industry | 7.835 | |
| 7 | Rewe | Retail | 6.700 | |
| 8 | Deutsche Telekom | Telecommunications | 6.500 | |
| 9 | Edeka (inkl. Thürmann, Netto) | Retail | 6.162 | (1 |
| 10 | Paul Gerhardt Diakonie | Health | 6.100 |
Complete List of Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2018
| 11 | Deutsche Post DHL | Logistics | 6.007 | ||
| 12 | Gegenbauer | Facility Management | 5.993 | ||
| 13 | Zalando | Digital Economy | 5.500 | ||
| 14 | Dussmann Group | Facility-Management, Geriatric care, Retail | 5.334 | (2 | |
| 15 | Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe BSR | Waste management | 5.300 | ||
| 16 | Axel Springer | Media | 5.275 | ||
| 17 | Bayer | Pharmaindustrie | 4.548 | ||
| 18 | Deutsches Rotes Kreuz | Social issues | 4.390 | (1 | |
| 19 | Securitas Sicherheitsdienste | Security services | 4.355 | ||
| 20 | Wisag Facility Service Holding | Facility Management | 3.790 | (3 | |
| 21 | Berliner Wasserbetriebe | Water supply company | 3.772 | ||
| 22 | Vattenfall | Energy supplier | 3.700 | ||
| 23 | Helios Kliniken | Health | 3.500 | ||
| 24 | Kaufland | Retail | 3.408 | ||
| 25 | Berliner Sparkasse | Bank | 3.185 | ||
| 26 | Deutsche Bank | Bank | 3.000 | ||
| 27 | Alexianer | Health | 2.890 | ||
| 28 | Lidl | Retail | 2.781 | ||
| 29 | Unionhilfswerk Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 2.730 | ||
| 30 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Aviation | 2.707 | (3 | |
| 31 | S-Bahn Berlin | Traffic | 2.600 | ||
| 32 | Netto Marken-Discount | Retail | 2.500 | ||
| 33 | Bosch | Electrical Engineering | 2.274 | (3 | |
| 34 | BMW | Automotive Industry | 2.266 | ||
| 35 | McDonald's | System gastronomy | 2.142 | ||
| 36 | Volkswagen | Automotive Industry | 2.086 | ||
| 37 | EJF | Social issues | 2.075 | ||
| 38 | Biotronik | Medical Technology | 2.017 | ||
| 39 | Allianz | Insurance | 2.015 | ||
| 40 | KPMG | Auditing | 2.000 | ||
| 41 | Mosaik Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 1.923 | ||
| 42 | Bundesdruckerei | Druck | 1.903 | ||
| 43 | 3B Dienstleistung Deutschland | Infrastructural building services | 1.815 | ||
| 44 | AOK | Health insurance | 1.800 | (1 | |
| 45 | Stephanus-Stiftung | Health | 1.791 | ||
| 46 | Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg | Health | 1.780 | ||
| 47 | dm-drogerie Markt | Retail | 1.760 | ||
| 48 | Berliner Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung BWB | Social issues | 1.607 | ||
| 49 | Renafan | Social issues | 1.565 | ||
| 50 | BASF | Chemistry | 1.564 | ||
| 51 | BT Berlin Transport | Traffic | 1.500 | ||
| 52 | Lebenshilfe Berlin | Social issues | 1.500 | ||
| 53 | Aldi | Retail | 1.500 | (1 | |
| 54 | GRG. Die Gebäudereiniger | Facility Management | 1.450 | ||
| 55 | Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin | Health | 1.435 | ||
| 56 | Deutsche Kreditbank | Bank | 1.425 | ||
| 57 | IAV | Automobilzulieferer | 1.364 | ||
| 58 | Amazon | Digital Economy | 1.352 | ||
| 59 | Mediamarkt Saturn Deutschland | Retail | 1.301 | ||
| 60 | Gasag-Gruppe | Energy supplier | 1.281 | ||
| 61 | AWO | Social issues | 1.244 | (1 | |
| 62 | H&M Hennes & Mauritz | Retail | 1.211 | ||
| 63 | Volkssolidarität Berlin | Social issues | 1.172 | ||
| 64 | Randstad Deutschland | Recruitment agency | 1.164 | ||
| 65 | Dirk Rossmann | Retail | 1.156 | ||
| 66 | Steinecke's Heidebrot Backstube | Retail/Food | 1.141 | (3 | |
| 67 | Accor | Hotel | 1.108 | (3 (4 | |
| 68 | Commerzbank | Bank | 1.100 | ||
| 69 | Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge | Health | 1.100 | ||
| 70 | Parexel International | Pharma Research | 1.085 | ||
| 71 | Knorr-Bremse | Railway technology | 1.052 | ||
| 72 | Berliner Volksbank | Bank | 1.050 | ||
| 73 | Delivery Hero | Digital Economy | 1.017 | ||
| 74 | Majorel (ehemals Arvato) | Callcenter | 1.010 | ||
| 75 | Karstadt | Retail | 950 | (1 (3 | |
| 76 | Ikea Deutschland | Retail | 947 | ||
| 77 | Bio Company | Retail | 885 | ||
| 78 | PIN Mail | Postdienstleister | 885 | ||
| 79 | Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin | Health | 877 | ||
| 80 | 80 KaDeWe Group | Retail | 853 | (1 | |
| 81 | Ernst & Young | Auditing | 840 | ||
| 82 | Degewo | Real Estate | 799 | ||
| 83 | Max-Delbrück-Centrum | Research | 766 | ||
| 84 | Bauhaus | Retail | 761 | (1 | |
| 85 | Competence Call Center | Callcenter | 757 | ||
| 86 | August Storck | Food | 755 | ||
| 87 | HZB Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie | Research | 701 | ||
| 88 | Stadler Pankow | Railway technology | 688 | ||
| 89 | Studierendenwerk Berlin | Service for students at Berlin universities | 650 | ||
| 90 | Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland | Pharmaindustrie | 648 | ||
| 91 | Berlin-Chemie | Pharmaindustrie | 630 | ||
| 92 | Alba | Waste management/Recycling | 626 | (4 | |
| 93 | Philip Morris | Tabakindustrie | 626 | ||
| 94 | B. Braun Melsungen | Medical Technology | 589 | ||
| 95 | Franz Cornelsen Bildungsgruppe | Publishing | 573 | ||
| 96 | Price Waterhouse Coopers | Auditing | 553 | ||
| 97 | Vitanas Gruppe | Social issues | 550 | ||
| 98 | Ergo Group | Insurance | 535 | ||
| 99 | Piepenbrock Dienstleistungen | Facility Management | 522 | ||
| 100 | Here Deutschland | Technology | 428 |
