Latest headcount
103,000
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
+1.2%
Revenue / employee
$615K
Employee count history for Delta Air Lines
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 71,412 |
| 1995 | 59,717 |
| 1996 | 60,289 |
| 1997 | 63,441 |
| 1998 | 70,846 |
| 2002 | 75,100 |
| 2003 | 70,600 |
| 2004 | 60,000 |
| 2005 | 55,700 |
| 2006 | 51,300 |
| 2007 | 55,044 |
| 2008 | 84,306 |
| 2009 | 81,106 |
| 2010 | 80,000 |
| 2011 | 78,400 |
| 2012 | 74,000 |
| 2013 | 78,000 |
| 2014 | 80,000 |
| 2015 | 83,000 |
| 2016 | 84,000 |
| 2017 | 87,000 |
| 2018 | 89,000 |
| 2019 | 91,000 |
| 2020 | 74,000 |
| 2021 | 83,000 |
| 2022 | 95,000 |
| 2023 | 103,000 |
| 2024 | 103,000 |
| 2025 | 103,000 |
Revenue per employee for Delta Air Lines
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $171K |
| 1995 | $209K |
| 1996 | $225K |
| 1997 | $223K |
| 1998 | $206K |
| 2002 | $185K |
| 2003 | $203K |
| 2004 | $254K |
| 2005 | $296K |
| 2006 | $342K |
| 2007 | $348K |
| 2008 | $269K |
| 2009 | $346K |
| 2010 | $397K |
| 2011 | $448K |
| 2012 | $496K |
| 2013 | $484K |
| 2014 | $505K |
| 2015 | $490K |
| 2016 | $470K |
| 2017 | $473K |
| 2018 | $499K |
| 2019 | $517K |
| 2020 | $231K |
| 2021 | $360K |
| 2022 | $532K |
| 2023 | $564K |
| 2024 | $598K |
| 2025 | $615K |
Earnings per employee for Delta Air Lines
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) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $5.71K |
| 1995 | $2.61K |
| 1996 | $14.2K |
| 1997 | $15.8K |
| 1998 | $15.5K |
| 2002 | -$16.9K |
| 2003 | -$10.9K |
| 2004 | -$86.6K |
| 2005 | -$68.5K |
| 2006 | -$121K |
| 2007 | $29.3K |
| 2008 | -$106K |
| 2009 | -$15.3K |
| 2010 | $7.41K |
| 2011 | $10.9K |
| 2012 | $13.6K |
| 2013 | $135K |
| 2014 | $8.24K |
| 2015 | $54.5K |
| 2016 | $49.9K |
| 2017 | $36.8K |
| 2018 | $44.2K |
| 2019 | $52.4K |
| 2020 | -$167K |
| 2021 | $3.37K |
| 2022 | $13.9K |
| 2023 | $44.7K |
| 2024 | $33.6K |
| 2025 | $48.6K |
Employee count history for Delta Air Lines (DAL)
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.
- 2025103,0000.0%
- 2024103,0000.0%
- 2023103,000+8.4%
- 202295,000+14.5%
- 202183,000+12.2%
- 202074,000-18.7%
- 201991,000+2.2%
- 201889,000+2.3%
- 201787,000+3.6%
- 201684,000+1.2%
- 201583,000+3.8%
- 201480,000+2.6%
- 201378,000+5.4%
- 201274,000-5.6%
- 201178,400-2.0%
- 201080,000-1.4%
- 200981,106-3.8%
- 200884,306+53.2%
- 200755,044+7.3%
- 200651,300-7.9%
- 200555,700-7.2%
- 200460,000-15.0%
- 200370,600-6.0%
- 200275,100—
- 200176,273-5.8%
- 200081,000+9.5%
- 199974,000—
- 199870,846+11.7%
- 199763,441+5.2%
- 199660,289+1.0%
- 199559,717-16.4%
- 199471,412—
About Delta Air Lines's employee count
Delta Air Lines (DAL) employed 103,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 103,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1994–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 71,412 to 103,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.2% per year.
Delta Air Lines generated about $615K of revenue and $48.6K 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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