Latest headcount
182,000
YoY change
+0.6%
Headcount CAGR
+1.5%
Revenue / employee
$66.1K
Employee count history for Hilton
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 152,000 |
| 2014 | 157,000 |
| 2015 | 164,000 |
| 2016 | 169,000 |
| 2017 | 163,000 |
| 2018 | 169,000 |
| 2019 | 173,000 |
| 2020 | 141,000 |
| 2021 | 142,000 |
| 2022 | 159,000 |
| 2023 | 178,000 |
| 2024 | 181,000 |
| 2025 | 182,000 |
Revenue per employee for Hilton
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $64K |
| 2014 | $66.9K |
| 2015 | $19K |
| 2016 | $38.9K |
| 2017 | $20.9K |
| 2018 | $52.7K |
| 2019 | $54.6K |
| 2020 | $30.5K |
| 2021 | $40.8K |
| 2022 | $55.2K |
| 2023 | $57.5K |
| 2024 | $61.7K |
| 2025 | $66.1K |
Earnings per employee for Hilton
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) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $2.73K |
| 2014 | $4.29K |
| 2015 | $8.56K |
| 2016 | $2K |
| 2017 | $6.65K |
| 2018 | $4.52K |
| 2019 | $5.09K |
| 2020 | -$5.07K |
| 2021 | $2.89K |
| 2022 | $7.89K |
| 2023 | $6.41K |
| 2024 | $8.48K |
| 2025 | $8.01K |
Employee count history for Hilton (HLT)
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.
- 2025182,000+0.6%
- 2024181,000+1.7%
- 2023178,000+11.9%
- 2022159,000+12.0%
- 2021142,000+0.7%
- 2020141,000-18.5%
- 2019173,000+2.4%
- 2018169,000+3.7%
- 2017163,000-3.6%
- 2016169,000+3.0%
- 2015164,000+4.5%
- 2014157,000+3.3%
- 2013152,000—
About Hilton's employee count
Hilton (HLT) employed 182,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,000 (+0.6%) from 181,000 a year earlier.
Across the 2013–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 152,000 to 182,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.5% per year.
Hilton generated about $66.1K of revenue and $8.01K 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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