Latest headcount
20,290
YoY change
-3.1%
Headcount CAGR
+12.9%
Revenue / employee
$199K
Employee count history for Align Technology
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,100 |
| 2002 | 608 |
| 2003 | 741 |
| 2004 | 969 |
| 2005 | 1,097 |
| 2006 | 1,253 |
| 2007 | 1,307 |
| 2008 | 1,394 |
| 2009 | 1,895 |
| 2010 | 2,097 |
| 2011 | 2,593 |
| 2012 | 3,176 |
| 2013 | 3,420 |
| 2014 | 3,580 |
| 2015 | 4,375 |
| 2016 | 6,060 |
| 2017 | 8,715 |
| 2018 | 11,660 |
| 2019 | 14,530 |
| 2020 | 18,070 |
| 2021 | 22,540 |
| 2022 | 23,165 |
| 2023 | 21,610 |
| 2024 | 20,945 |
| 2025 | 20,290 |
Revenue per employee for Align Technology
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $40.7K |
| 2002 | $115K |
| 2003 | $166K |
| 2004 | $178K |
| 2005 | $189K |
| 2006 | $165K |
| 2007 | $218K |
| 2008 | $218K |
| 2009 | $165K |
| 2010 | $185K |
| 2011 | $185K |
| 2012 | $176K |
| 2013 | $193K |
| 2014 | $213K |
| 2015 | $193K |
| 2016 | $178K |
| 2017 | $169K |
| 2018 | $169K |
| 2019 | $166K |
| 2020 | $137K |
| 2021 | $175K |
| 2022 | $161K |
| 2023 | $179K |
| 2024 | $191K |
| 2025 | $199K |
Earnings per employee for Align Technology
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | -$90K |
| 2002 | -$120K |
| 2003 | -$27.2K |
| 2004 | $9.05K |
| 2005 | $1.29K |
| 2006 | -$27.9K |
| 2007 | $27.3K |
| 2008 | $57.4K |
| 2009 | -$16.5K |
| 2010 | $35.4K |
| 2011 | $25.7K |
| 2012 | $18.5K |
| 2013 | $18.8K |
| 2014 | $40.7K |
| 2015 | $32.9K |
| 2016 | $31.3K |
| 2017 | $26.6K |
| 2018 | $34.3K |
| 2019 | $30.5K |
| 2020 | $98.3K |
| 2021 | $34.3K |
| 2022 | $15.6K |
| 2023 | $20.6K |
| 2024 | $20.1K |
| 2025 | $20.2K |
Employee count history for Align Technology (ALGN)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202520,290-3.1%
- 202420,945-3.1%
- 202321,610-6.7%
- 202223,165+2.8%
- 202122,540+24.7%
- 202018,070+24.4%
- 201914,530+24.6%
- 201811,660+33.8%
- 20178,715+43.8%
- 20166,060+38.5%
- 20154,375+22.2%
- 20143,580+4.7%
- 20133,420+7.7%
- 20123,176+22.5%
- 20112,593+23.7%
- 20102,097+10.7%
- 20091,895+35.9%
- 20081,394+6.7%
- 20071,307+4.3%
- 20061,253+14.2%
- 20051,097+13.2%
- 2004969+30.8%
- 2003741+21.9%
- 2002608-44.7%
- 20011,100—
- 20001,065—
About Align Technology's employee count
Align Technology (ALGN) employed 20,290 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -655 (-3.1%) from 20,945 a year earlier.
Across the 2001–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,100 to 20,290 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +12.9% per year.
Align Technology generated about $199K of revenue and $20.2K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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