Latest headcount
15,000
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
+8.7%
Revenue / employee
$810K
Employee count history for KLA
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,135 |
| 1995 | 1,654 |
| 1996 | 2,500 |
| 1997 | 3,600 |
| 1998 | 4,500 |
| 1999 | 4,200 |
| 2000 | 5,800 |
| 2001 | 6,400 |
| 2002 | 5,700 |
| 2003 | 4,900 |
| 2004 | 5,200 |
| 2005 | 5,500 |
| 2006 | 5,900 |
| 2007 | 6,000 |
| 2008 | 6,000 |
| 2009 | 4,900 |
| 2010 | 5,000 |
| 2011 | 5,500 |
| 2012 | 5,710 |
| 2013 | 5,820 |
| 2014 | 6,060 |
| 2015 | 5,880 |
| 2016 | 5,580 |
| 2017 | 5,990 |
| 2018 | 6,550 |
| 2019 | 10,020 |
| 2020 | 10,600 |
| 2021 | 11,300 |
| 2022 | 14,000 |
| 2023 | 15,000 |
| 2024 | 15,000 |
| 2025 | 15,000 |
Revenue per employee for KLA
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $215K |
| 1995 | $267K |
| 1996 | $278K |
| 1997 | $287K |
| 1998 | $259K |
| 1999 | $201K |
| 2000 | $258K |
| 2001 | $329K |
| 2002 | $287K |
| 2003 | $270K |
| 2004 | $288K |
| 2005 | $379K |
| 2006 | $351K |
| 2007 | $455K |
| 2008 | $420K |
| 2009 | $310K |
| 2010 | $364K |
| 2011 | $577K |
| 2012 | $556K |
| 2013 | $488K |
| 2014 | $483K |
| 2015 | $479K |
| 2016 | $535K |
| 2017 | $581K |
| 2018 | $616K |
| 2019 | $456K |
| 2020 | $548K |
| 2021 | $612K |
| 2022 | $658K |
| 2023 | $700K |
| 2024 | $654K |
| 2025 | $810K |
Earnings per employee for KLA
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 | $26.6K |
| 1995 | $35.4K |
| 1996 | $48.4K |
| 1997 | $29.3K |
| 1998 | $29.8K |
| 1999 | $9.33K |
| 2000 | $43.8K |
| 2001 | $10.4K |
| 2002 | $37.9K |
| 2003 | $28K |
| 2004 | $46.9K |
| 2005 | $84.9K |
| 2006 | $64.5K |
| 2007 | $88K |
| 2008 | $59.8K |
| 2009 | -$107K |
| 2010 | $42.5K |
| 2011 | $144K |
| 2012 | $132K |
| 2013 | $93.3K |
| 2014 | $96.2K |
| 2015 | $62.3K |
| 2016 | $126K |
| 2017 | $155K |
| 2018 | $122K |
| 2019 | $117K |
| 2020 | $115K |
| 2021 | $184K |
| 2022 | $237K |
| 2023 | $226K |
| 2024 | $184K |
| 2025 | $271K |
Employee count history for KLA (KLAC)
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.
- 202515,0000.0%
- 202415,0000.0%
- 202315,000+7.1%
- 202214,000+23.9%
- 202111,300+6.6%
- 202010,600+5.8%
- 201910,020+53.0%
- 20186,550+9.3%
- 20175,990+7.3%
- 20165,580-5.1%
- 20155,880-3.0%
- 20146,060+4.1%
- 20135,820+1.9%
- 20125,710+3.8%
- 20115,500+10.0%
- 20105,000+2.0%
- 20094,900-18.3%
- 20086,0000.0%
- 20076,000+1.7%
- 20065,900+7.3%
- 20055,500+5.8%
- 20045,200+6.1%
- 20034,900-14.0%
- 20025,700-10.9%
- 20016,400+10.3%
- 20005,800+38.1%
- 19994,200-6.7%
- 19984,500+25.0%
- 19973,600+44.0%
- 19962,500+51.1%
- 19951,654+45.7%
- 19941,135—
About KLA's employee count
KLA (KLAC) employed 15,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 15,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1994–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,135 to 15,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +8.7% per year.
KLA generated about $810K of revenue and $271K 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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