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 2020
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 23,246 employees, Deutsche Bahn is still in first place followed by Charité (19,640 employees), the Vivantes Network for Health (17,876 employees) and BVG (15,705 employees). Deutsche Post DHL is in 5th place with 13,000 employees.
| Company name | Industry sector | Employees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deutsche Bahn (inkl. S-Bahn Berlin) | Transport/Logistics | 23,246 | |
| 2 | Charité | Health | 19,640 | |
| 3 | Vivantes-Netzwerk für Gesundheit | Health | 17,876 | |
| 4 | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) | Traffic | 15,705 | |
| 5 | Deutsche Post DHL | Logistics | 13,000 | (3 |
| 6 | Daimler | Automotive Industry | 8,460 | |
| 7 | Johannesstift Diakonie | Health | 7,570 | |
| 8 | Edeka (inkl. Thürmann, Netto) | Retail | 7,300 | (4 |
| 9 | Zalando | Digital Economy | 7,000 | |
| 10 | Rewe Markt | Retail | 6,500 |
Complete List of Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2020
| 11 | Deutsche Telekom | Telecommunications | 6,150 | |
| 12 | Axel Springer | Media | 6,103 | |
| 13 | Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe BSR | Waste management | 5,966 | |
| 14 | Gegenbauer | Facility Management | 5,730 | |
| 15 | Helios Kliniken | Health | 5,563 | |
| 16 | Siemens | Electrical Engineering | 5,200 | |
| 17 | Bayer | Pharmaceutical industry | 5,000 | |
| 18 | Siemens Energy | Energy | 4,800 | |
| 19 | Berliner Wasserbetriebe | Water supply company | 4,733 | |
| 20 | Deutsches Rotes Kreuz | Social issues | 4,600 | |
| 21 | Securitas Sicherheitsdienste | Security services | 4,500 | |
| 22 | Wisag Facility Service Holding | Facility Management | 4,473 | (3 |
| 23 | Deutsche Bank (mit den Marken Deutsche Bank und Postbank) | Bank | 4,460 | |
| 24 | Kaufland | Retail | 4,300 | |
| 25 | Vattenfall | Energy supplier | 4,154 | |
| 26 | Dussmann Group | Facility-Management, Geriatric care, Retail | 3,900 | (2 |
| 27 | Berliner Sparkasse | Bank | 3,699 | |
| 28 | Alexianer | Health | 3,500 | |
| 29 | Volkswagen | Automotive Industry | 3,371 | |
| 30 | Lidl | Retail | 3,340 | |
| 31 | Netto Marken-Discount | Retail | 3,023 | |
| 32 | Unionhilfswerk Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 3,010 | |
| 33 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Aviation | 3,000 | (3 |
| 34 | BMW | Automotive Industry | 2,700 | |
| 35 | Bosch | Electrical Engineering | 2,700 | (3 |
| 36 | Allianz | Insurance | 2,682 | |
| 37 | Bundesdruckerei | Security printing | 2,539 | |
| 38 | McDonald's | System gastronomy | 2,500 | |
| 39 | Biotronik | Medical technology | 2,500 | |
| 40 | Deutsche Kreditbank | Bank | 2,443 | |
| 41 | EJF | Social issues | 2,438 | |
| 42 | KPMG | Auditing | 2,427 | |
| 43 | Mosaik Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 2,345 | |
| 44 | Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin | Health | 2,178 | |
| 45 | Stephanus-Stiftung | Health | 2,174 | |
| 46 | Lebenshilfe Berlin | Social issues | 2,070 | |
| 47 | AOK | Health insurance | 2,027 | |
| 48 | Amazon | Digital Economy | 2,000 | |
| 49 | BT Berlin Transport | Traffic | 1,971 | |
| 50 | 3B Dienstleistung Deutschland | Infrastructural building services | 1,962 | |
| 51 | BASF | Chemie | 1,949 | |
| 52 | Berliner Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung BWB | Social issues | 1,926 | |
| 53 | Renafan | Social issues | 1,867 | |
| 54 | IAV | Automotive supplier | 1,857 | |
| 55 | dm-drogerie Markt | Retail | 1,831 | |
| 56 | Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg | Health | 1,825 | |
| 57 | Commerzbank | Bank | 1,751 | (3 |
| 58 | Delivery Hero | Digital Economy | 1,700 | |
| 59 | Volkssolidarität Berlin | Social issues | 1,621 | |
| 60 | Aldi | Retail | 1,600 | (1 |
| 61 | AWO | Social issues | 1,600 | |
| 62 | Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof | Retail | 1,600 | (1 |
| 63 | MediamarktSaturn Deutschland | Retail | 1,600 | (1 |
| 64 | H&M Hennes & Mauritz | Retail | 1,600 | (1 |
| 65 | Steinecke's Heidebrot Backstube | Retail/Food | 1,587 | (3 |
| 66 | Gasag-Gruppe | Energy supplier | 1,574 | |
| 67 | Dirk Rossmann | Retail | 1,526 | |
| 68 | Berliner Volksbank | Bank | 1,499 | |
| 69 | Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge | Health | 1,478 | |
| 70 | Bio Company | Retail | 1,426 | |
| 71 | Accor | Hotel | 1,400 | (1 |
| 72 | Degewo | Real Estate | 1,373 | |
| 73 | GRG. Die Gebäudereiniger | Facility Management | 1,372 | |
| 74 | Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin | Health | 1,350 | |
| 75 | Ernst & Young | Auditing | 1,340 | |
| 76 | Alba | Waste management / Recycling | 1,321 | (4 |
| 77 | Stadler Deutschland | Railway technology | 1,307 | |
| 78 | PIN | Postal service | 1,256 | |
| 79 | Max-Delbrück-Centrum | Research | 1,255 | |
| 80 | Price Waterhouse Coopers | Auditing | 1,250 | |
| 81 | HZB Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie | Research | 1,235 | |
| 82 | Bauhaus | Retail | 1,200 | |
| 83 | Ikea Deutschland | Retail | 1,200 | |
| 84 | August Storck | Food | 1,200 | |
| 85 | Deutsche Wohnen | Real Estate | 1,200 | |
| 86 | Vitanas Gruppe | Social issues | 1,050 | |
| 87 | N26 | Digital Economy | 1,165 | |
| 88 | Berliner Glas | Optics | 1,158 | |
| 89 | B. Braun Melsungen | Medical technology | 1,150 | |
| 90 | Franz Cornelsen Bildungsgruppe | Publishing | 1,119 | |
| 91 | Berlin-Chemie | Pharmaceutical industry | 1,116 | |
| 92 | Idealo Internet | Digital Economy | 1,109 | |
| 93 | Studierendenwerk Berlin | Service for students at Berlin universities | 1,108 | |
| 94 | Piepenbrock Dienstleistungen | Facility Management | 1,062 | |
| 95 | Fröbel Bildung und Erziehung | Daycare | 1,055 | |
| 96 | Randstad Deutschland | Recruitment agency | 1,047 | (3 |
| 97 | Knorr-Bremse | Railway technology | 1,045 | |
| 98 | Gesundheitsnetzwerk Bethel Berlin gemeinnützige GmbH | Health | 1,030 | |
| 99 | Ergo Group | Insurance | 1,015 | |
| 100 | Competence Call Center | Callcenter | 1,000 |
