Latest headcount
83,334
YoY change
+9.0%
Headcount CAGR
+25.0%
Revenue / employee
$498.3K
Employee count history for Salesforce
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 767 |
| 2006 | 1,304 |
| 2007 | 2,070 |
| 2008 | 2,606 |
| 2009 | 3,566 |
| 2010 | 3,969 |
| 2011 | 5,306 |
| 2012 | 7,785 |
| 2013 | 9,800 |
| 2014 | 13,300 |
| 2015 | 16,000 |
| 2016 | 19,000 |
| 2017 | 25,000 |
| 2018 | 29,000 |
| 2019 | 35,000 |
| 2020 | 49,000 |
| 2021 | 56,606 |
| 2022 | 73,541 |
| 2023 | 79,390 |
| 2024 | 72,682 |
| 2025 | 76,453 |
| 2026 | 83,334 |
Revenue per employee for Salesforce
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $230K |
| 2006 | $237.6K |
| 2007 | $240.1K |
| 2008 | $287.3K |
| 2009 | $302K |
| 2010 | $328.9K |
| 2011 | $312.3K |
| 2012 | $291.1K |
| 2013 | $311.2K |
| 2014 | $306.1K |
| 2015 | $335.8K |
| 2016 | $350.9K |
| 2017 | $335.7K |
| 2018 | $361.4K |
| 2019 | $379.5K |
| 2020 | $348.9K |
| 2021 | $375.4K |
| 2022 | $360.2K |
| 2023 | $394.9K |
| 2024 | $479.6K |
| 2025 | $495.7K |
| 2026 | $498.3K |
Earnings per employee for Salesforce
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) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $9.6K |
| 2006 | $21.8K |
| 2007 | $232.4 |
| 2008 | $7K |
| 2009 | $12.2K |
| 2010 | $20.3K |
| 2011 | $12.2K |
| 2012 | -$1.5K |
| 2013 | -$27.6K |
| 2014 | -$17.5K |
| 2015 | -$16.4K |
| 2016 | -$2.5K |
| 2017 | $12.9K |
| 2018 | $12.4K |
| 2019 | $31.7K |
| 2020 | $2.6K |
| 2021 | $71.9K |
| 2022 | $19.6K |
| 2023 | $2.6K |
| 2024 | $56.9K |
| 2025 | $81.1K |
| 2026 | $89.5K |
Employee count history for Salesforce (CRM)
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.
- 202683,334+9.0%
- 202576,453+5.2%
- 202472,682-8.4%
- 202379,390+8.0%
- 202273,541+29.9%
- 202156,606+15.5%
- 202049,000+40.0%
- 201935,000+20.7%
- 201829,000+16.0%
- 201725,000+31.6%
- 201619,000+18.8%
- 201516,000+20.3%
- 201413,300+35.7%
- 20139,800+25.9%
- 20127,785+46.7%
- 20115,306+33.7%
- 20103,969+11.3%
- 20093,566+36.8%
- 20082,606+25.9%
- 20072,070+58.7%
- 20061,304+70.0%
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About Salesforce's employee count
Salesforce (CRM) employed 83,334 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +6,881 (+9.0%) from 76,453 a year earlier.
Across the 2005–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 767 to 83,334 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +25.0% per year.
Salesforce generated about $498.3K of revenue and $89.5K 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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