Latest headcount
387,800
YoY change
-1.2%
Headcount CAGR
+8.1%
Revenue / employee
$958K
Employee count history for Berkshire Hathaway
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 47,600 |
| 1999 | 51,500 |
| 2000 | 112,000 |
| 2001 | 110,000 |
| 2002 | 147,000 |
| 2003 | 172,700 |
| 2004 | 180,000 |
| 2005 | 192,000 |
| 2006 | 217,000 |
| 2007 | 233,000 |
| 2008 | 246,000 |
| 2009 | 222,000 |
| 2010 | 260,000 |
| 2011 | 271,000 |
| 2012 | 288,500 |
| 2013 | 302,000 |
| 2014 | 316,000 |
| 2015 | 331,000 |
| 2016 | 367,700 |
| 2017 | 377,000 |
| 2018 | 389,000 |
| 2019 | 391,500 |
| 2020 | 360,000 |
| 2021 | 372,000 |
| 2022 | 383,000 |
| 2023 | 396,500 |
| 2024 | 392,400 |
| 2025 | 387,800 |
Revenue per employee for Berkshire Hathaway
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $286K |
| 1999 | $464K |
| 2000 | $312K |
| 2001 | $351K |
| 2002 | $287K |
| 2003 | $370K |
| 2004 | $413K |
| 2005 | $430K |
| 2006 | $451K |
| 2007 | $508K |
| 2008 | $473K |
| 2009 | $505K |
| 2010 | $530K |
| 2011 | $541K |
| 2012 | $557K |
| 2013 | $595K |
| 2014 | $617K |
| 2015 | $606K |
| 2016 | $586K |
| 2017 | $636K |
| 2018 | $637K |
| 2019 | $650K |
| 2020 | $682K |
| 2021 | $742K |
| 2022 | $789K |
| 2023 | $919K |
| 2024 | $947K |
| 2025 | $958K |
Earnings per employee for Berkshire Hathaway
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) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $59.5K |
| 1999 | $30.2K |
| 2000 | $29.7K |
| 2001 | $7.23K |
| 2002 | $29.2K |
| 2003 | $47.2K |
| 2004 | $40.6K |
| 2005 | $44.4K |
| 2006 | $50.8K |
| 2007 | $56.7K |
| 2008 | $20.3K |
| 2009 | $36.3K |
| 2010 | $49.9K |
| 2011 | $37.8K |
| 2012 | $51.4K |
| 2013 | $64.5K |
| 2014 | $62.9K |
| 2015 | $72.8K |
| 2016 | $65.5K |
| 2017 | $119K |
| 2018 | $10.3K |
| 2019 | $208K |
| 2020 | $118K |
| 2021 | $242K |
| 2022 | -$59.4K |
| 2023 | $243K |
| 2024 | $227K |
| 2025 | $173K |
Employee count history for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)
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.
- 2025387,800-1.2%
- 2024392,400-1.0%
- 2023396,500+3.5%
- 2022383,000+3.0%
- 2021372,000+3.3%
- 2020360,000-8.0%
- 2019391,500+0.6%
- 2018389,000+3.2%
- 2017377,000+2.5%
- 2016367,700+11.1%
- 2015331,000+4.7%
- 2014316,000+4.6%
- 2013302,000+4.7%
- 2012288,500+6.5%
- 2011271,000+4.2%
- 2010260,000+17.1%
- 2009222,000-9.8%
- 2008246,000+5.6%
- 2007233,000+7.4%
- 2006217,000+13.0%
- 2005192,000+6.7%
- 2004180,000+4.2%
- 2003172,700+17.5%
- 2002147,000+33.6%
- 2001110,000-1.8%
- 2000112,000+117.5%
- 199951,500+8.2%
- 199847,600—
About Berkshire Hathaway's employee count
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) employed 387,800 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -4,600 (-1.2%) from 392,400 a year earlier.
Across the 1998–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 47,600 to 387,800 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +8.1% per year.
Berkshire Hathaway generated about $958K of revenue and $173K 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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