Latest headcount
5,300
YoY change
+1.9%
Headcount CAGR
+0.4%
Revenue / employee
$354K
Employee count history for MSA Safety
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 4,600 |
| 1994 | 4,500 |
| 1995 | 4,300 |
| 1996 | 4,200 |
| 2000 | 4,000 |
| 2002 | 4,400 |
| 2003 | 4,300 |
| 2004 | 4,600 |
| 2005 | 4,500 |
| 2006 | 4,900 |
| 2007 | 5,100 |
| 2008 | 5,100 |
| 2009 | 5,000 |
| 2010 | 5,200 |
| 2011 | 5,300 |
| 2012 | 5,300 |
| 2013 | 5,000 |
| 2014 | 5,000 |
| 2015 | 4,600 |
| 2016 | 4,300 |
| 2017 | 4,700 |
| 2018 | 4,800 |
| 2019 | 4,800 |
| 2020 | 4,800 |
| 2021 | 4,800 |
| 2022 | 5,000 |
| 2023 | 5,100 |
| 2024 | 5,200 |
| 2025 | 5,300 |
Revenue per employee for MSA Safety
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $93.3K |
| 1994 | $102K |
| 1995 | $113K |
| 1996 | $119K |
| 2000 | $117K |
| 2002 | $128K |
| 2003 | $162K |
| 2004 | $186K |
| 2005 | $203K |
| 2006 | $188K |
| 2007 | $198K |
| 2008 | $223K |
| 2009 | $183K |
| 2010 | $188K |
| 2011 | $210K |
| 2012 | $210K |
| 2013 | $222K |
| 2014 | $227K |
| 2015 | $246K |
| 2016 | $267K |
| 2017 | $255K |
| 2018 | $283K |
| 2019 | $292K |
| 2020 | $281K |
| 2021 | $292K |
| 2022 | $306K |
| 2023 | $351K |
| 2024 | $348K |
| 2025 | $354K |
Earnings per employee for MSA Safety
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) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $2.3K |
| 1994 | $3.4K |
| 1995 | $4.4K |
| 1996 | $5.5K |
| 2000 | $5.81K |
| 2002 | $7.97K |
| 2003 | $15.2K |
| 2004 | $15.4K |
| 2005 | $18.2K |
| 2006 | $13K |
| 2007 | $13.3K |
| 2008 | $13.8K |
| 2009 | $8.66K |
| 2010 | $7.33K |
| 2011 | $13.2K |
| 2012 | $17.1K |
| 2013 | $17.6K |
| 2014 | $17.7K |
| 2015 | $15.4K |
| 2016 | $21.4K |
| 2017 | $5.54K |
| 2018 | $25.9K |
| 2019 | $28.7K |
| 2020 | $25.8K |
| 2021 | $4.45K |
| 2022 | $35.9K |
| 2023 | $11.5K |
| 2024 | $54.8K |
| 2025 | $52.6K |
Employee count history for MSA Safety (MSA)
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.
- 20255,300+1.9%
- 20245,200+2.0%
- 20235,100+2.0%
- 20225,000+4.2%
- 20214,8000.0%
- 20204,8000.0%
- 20194,8000.0%
- 20184,800+2.1%
- 20174,700+9.3%
- 20164,300-6.5%
- 20154,600-8.0%
- 20145,0000.0%
- 20135,000-5.7%
- 20125,3000.0%
- 20115,300+1.9%
- 20105,200+4.0%
- 20095,000-2.0%
- 20085,1000.0%
- 20075,100+4.1%
- 20064,900+8.9%
- 20054,500-2.2%
- 20044,600+7.0%
- 20034,300-2.3%
- 20024,400—
- 20014,100—
- 20004,000—
- 19994,1000.0%
- 19984,100-2.4%
- 19974,200—
- 19964,200-2.3%
- 19954,300-4.4%
- 19944,500-2.2%
- 19934,600—
About MSA Safety's employee count
MSA Safety (MSA) employed 5,300 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +100 (+1.9%) from 5,200 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 4,600 to 5,300 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.4% per year.
MSA Safety generated about $354K of revenue and $52.6K 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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