The 2004 list of 50 Best Companies to Work For in Germany was produced by Great Place to Work® Institute Germany/ psychonomics AG and published by Capital. The 2004 list is a Top 50 list comprised of 5 large companies (with 5.000 or more employees in Germany), 25 medium companies (with 501-5.000 employees in Germany) and 20 small companies (with 100-500 employees in Germany) from all branches.
| Rank | Companies |
| 1 | Microsoft Deutschland |
| 2 | SKYTEC |
| 3 | Diageo Deutschland |
| 4 | HEXAL |
| 5 | Endress+Hauser Wetzer |
| 6 | Kraft Foods Deutschland |
| 7 | J. Schmalz |
| 8 | SICK |
| 9 | Guidant Medizintechnik |
| 10 | Federal Express Europe |
| 11 | ConSol Software |
| 12 | Johnson Wax |
| 13 | Ruhrgas |
| 14 | Office Depot International |
| 15 | CA Computer Associates |
| 16 | Brose Coburg |
| 17 | Soft Imaging System |
| 18 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma |
| 19 | Ford-Werke |
| 20 | Olympus Europa |
| 21 | Fachklinik Heiligenfeld |
| 22 | Sauer-Danfoss Neumünster |
| 23 | Volkswagen Bank |
| 24 | Johnson & Johnson Verkaufsges |
| 25 | W.L. Gore & Associates |
| 26 | H & M Hennes & Mauritz |
| 27 | Lilly Deutschland |
| 28 | smart |
| 29 | Pfizer |
| 30 | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| 31 | GSD |
| 32 | Hakle-Kimberly Deutschland |
| 33 | DePuy Orthopädie |
| 34 | Ingram Micro Distribution |
| 35 | Hugo Boss |
| 36 | L'Oréal Cosmetic Brands |
| 37 | Rohde & Schwarz |
| 38 | National Instruments Germany |
| 39 | LEONI |
| 40 | Dow Chemical Germany |
| 41 | Heinrich-Deichmann-Schuhe |
| 42 | GfK |
| 43 | Weinmann Geräte für Medizin |
| 44 | KYOCERA MITA DEUTSCHLAND |
| 45 | Schreiner Group |
| 46 | SAS Deutschland |
| 47 | Hannover Rückversicherung |
| 48 | burster präzisionsmeßtechnik |
| 49 | 3M Deutschland |
| 50 | Epigenomics |
