Benefits at Baxter

At Baxter, our benefits are designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and work-life balance, so you can focus on advancing our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Our benefits are designed to recognize your impact and help you thrive at work and in the moments that matter most. We offer comprehensive benefits that help you thrive personally and professionally, including healthcare coverage, retirement planning, paid time off, and opportunities to grow your career.

Compensation & benefits review

Flexible medical and dental plans start on day one. Baxter covers most healthcare costs, with options designed to fit your needs and your family’s needs. Through BeWell@Baxter, you gain access to global wellbeing resources, preventive care tools, and programs that support healthy habits.

Core coverage provided at no cost, starting day one:

Life insurance
Accident insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Business Travel Accident Protection

Additional optional coverage is also available at group rates.

Designed to strengthen your financial security and support everyday needs:

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount, no fees)
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare + Dependent Care)
BCU Credit Union membership and financial services

Programs to help you invest in your future and grow your skills:

Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with 4% match + 3% non‑match contribution
Vesting details (immediate on match, 3 years on non‑match)
Educational Assistance Program (up to $5,250 undergrad; additional approved graduate support)

time off & workplace flexibility at baxter

We know life doesn’t happen on a schedule, and your time matters. Baxter offers generous paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work arrangements to help employees manage both work and life. Employees at Baxter are offered a generous paid time off package or 20–35 days (depending on length of service), company‑paid holidays, and 12 weeks of full-pay parental leave, along with programs for family needs, medical leave, civic duties, bereavement, and military service. To help Baxter team members manage both work and life, our approach to workplace flexibility supports different ways of working, whether through telework, adjusted hours, compressed schedules, or other arrangements that fit your role. We equip employees with tools and training to make flexibility work, so you can take care of what matters most, both on and off the job.

Career dEVELOPMENT AT BAXTER

Your growth matters here. Baxter supports employee growth through hands-on experience, continuous learning, and meaningful feedback. Ultimately helping you build the skills, confidence, and a career that evolves with you. Built on three key elements: experience, feedback, and development - we support you at every stage, so you can expand your impact, explore new paths, and shape a career that is uniquely yours.

Learn more about Career Development at Baxter

Community impact benefits

Baxter and our employees make a difference in communities around the world. Through donations, volunteer programs, and healthcare access initiatives, we’re proud to help our teams support the causes they care most about.

Baxter Employee Disaster Relief Program

The Employee Disaster Relief Program provides financial assistance to Baxter employees facing hardship after a natural disaster. Funded primarily through donations from colleagues — with all administrative costs covered by the Baxter International Foundation — the program ensures that 100% of contributions go directly to helping employees recover and rebuild.

Matching Gift Program

Our people make an impact that extends far beyond the workplace. Many team members choose to give back, through hands-on volunteering or by supporting causes that matter personally to them. Our Foundation offers a Matching Gift Program that matches employee donations of $25 or more, up to $5,000, to eligible U.S. nonprofit organizations.

Scholarship Program

The Baxter International Foundation Scholarship Program helps open doors for employees’ children as they take their next step in their journey. By offering financial support for college or vocational study, this program lightens the load so students can focus on learning, growing and shaping their future.

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