How many employees does Motorola Solutions (MSI) have?

Motorola Solutions reported 23,000 full-time equivalent employees in its most recent annual filing (fiscal year 2025).

How has Motorola Solutions's headcount changed year over year?

Motorola Solutions's reported headcount grew by +9.5% versus the prior fiscal year.

What is Motorola Solutions's employee growth rate?

Between fiscal years 1993 and 2025, Motorola Solutions's headcount changed at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -5.0% per year.

How much revenue does Motorola Solutions generate per employee?

In its most recent annual period, Motorola Solutions generated roughly $507.9K of revenue per employee. This is derived by dividing annual revenue by reported headcount and is shown only for companies that report in US dollars.

Where does Motorola Solutions's employee count data come from?

Headcount figures are taken from Motorola Solutions's annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers) and periodic company filings. Annual filings drive the snapshot, chart, year-over-year change, and CAGR; interim filings are listed in the full history table.

Motorola Solutions (MSI) Employee Count & Headcount History

Latest headcount

23,000

Fiscal year 2025

YoY change

+9.5%

vs. prior fiscal year

Headcount CAGR

-5.0%

Per year, full history

Revenue / employee

$507.9K

Latest annual period

Employee count history for Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions employee count by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Employees
1993	120,000
1995	142,000
1996	139,000
1997	150,000
1998	133,000
1999	121,000
2000	147,000
2001	147,000
2002	111,000
2003	97,000
2004	88,000
2005	68,000
2006	69,000
2007	2,800
2008	2,000
2009	53,000
2010	51,000
2011	23,000
2012	22,000
2013	7,000
2014	5,000
2015	5,000
2016	5,000
2017	5,000
2018	5,000
2019	6,000
2020	18,000
2021	18,700
2022	20,000
2023	21,000
2024	21,000
2025	23,000

Revenue per employee for Motorola Solutions

Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.

Motorola Solutions revenue per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Revenue per employee (USD)
1993	$141.4K
1995	$190.4K
1996	$201.2K
1997	$198.6K
1998	$235.6K
1999	$273.3K
2000	$254.1K
2001	$207.4K
2002	$245.8K
2003	$238.7K
2004	$337.1K
2005	$518.6K
2006	$621.4K
2007	$13.1M
2008	$15.1M
2009	$342.4K
2010	$149.4K
2011	$356.7K
2012	$285K
2013	$889.6K
2014	$1.2M
2015	$1.1M
2016	$1.2M
2017	$1.3M
2018	$1.5M
2019	$1.3M
2020	$411.9K
2021	$437K
2022	$455.6K
2023	$475.1K
2024	$515.1K
2025	$507.9K

Earnings per employee for Motorola Solutions

Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.

Motorola Solutions earnings (net income) per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Earnings per employee (USD)
1993	$8.5K
1995	$12.5K
1996	$8.3K
1997	$7.9K
1998	-$7.2K
1999	$6.8K
2000	$9K
2001	-$26.8K
2002	-$22.4K
2003	$9.2K
2004	$17.4K
2005	$67.3K
2006	$53.1K
2007	-$17.5K
2008	-$2.1M
2009	-$962.3
2010	$12.4K
2011	$50.3K
2012	$40K
2013	$157K
2014	$259.8K
2015	$122K
2016	$112K
2017	-$31K
2018	$193.2K
2019	$144.7K
2020	$52.7K
2021	$66.6K
2022	$68.2K
2023	$81.4K
2024	$75.1K
2025	$93.7K

Employee count history for Motorola Solutions (MSI)

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.

Motorola Solutions (MSI) employee count filing history
						Filing
2025	23,000	+9.5%	+2,000	$507.9K	$93.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2025	Feb 12, 2026
2024	21,000	0.0%	0	$515.1K	$75.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2024	Feb 14, 2025
2023	21,000	+5.0%	+1,000	$475.1K	$81.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2023	Feb 15, 2024
2022	20,000	+7.0%	+1,300	$455.6K	$68.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2022	Feb 16, 2023
2021	18,700	+3.9%	+700	$437K	$66.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2021	Feb 16, 2022
2020	18,000	+200.0%	+12,000	$411.9K	$52.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2020	Feb 12, 2021
2019	6,000	+20.0%	+1,000	$1.3M	$144.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2019	Feb 14, 2020
2018	5,000	0.0%	0	$1.5M	$193.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2018	Feb 15, 2019
2017	5,000	0.0%	0	$1.3M	-$31K	10-K	Dec 31, 2017	Feb 16, 2018
2016	5,000	0.0%	0	$1.2M	$112K	10-K	Dec 31, 2016	Feb 21, 2017
2015	5,000	0.0%	0	$1.1M	$122K	10-K	Dec 31, 2015	Feb 23, 2016
2014	5,000	-28.6%	-2,000	$1.2M	$259.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2014	Feb 13, 2015
2013	7,000	-68.2%	-15,000	$889.6K	$157K	10-K	Dec 31, 2013	Feb 13, 2014
2012	22,000	-4.3%	-1,000	$285K	$40K	10-K	Dec 31, 2012	Feb 12, 2013
2011	23,000	-54.9%	-28,000	$356.7K	$50.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 15, 2012
2010	51,000	-3.8%	-2,000	$149.4K	$12.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 18, 2011
2009	53,000	+2550.0%	+51,000	$342.4K	-$962.3	10-K	Dec 31, 2009	Feb 16, 2010
2008	2,000	-28.6%	-800	$15.1M	-$2.1M	10-K	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 26, 2009
2007	2,800	-95.9%	-66,200	$13.1M	-$17.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2007	Feb 28, 2008
2006	69,000	+1.5%	+1,000	$621.4K	$53.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 28, 2007
2005	68,000	-22.7%	-20,000	$518.6K	$67.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2005	Mar 2, 2006
2004	88,000	-9.3%	-9,000	$337.1K	$17.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2004	Mar 4, 2005
2003	97,000	-12.6%	-14,000	$238.7K	$9.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2003	Mar 12, 2004
2002	111,000	-24.5%	-36,000	$245.8K	-$22.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2002	Mar 27, 2003
2001	147,000	0.0%	0	$207.4K	-$26.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2001	Mar 29, 2002
2000	147,000	+21.5%	+26,000	$254.1K	$9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2000	Mar 30, 2001
1999	121,000	-9.0%	-12,000	$273.3K	$6.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 1999	Mar 22, 2000
1998	133,000	-11.3%	-17,000	$235.6K	-$7.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 1998	Mar 22, 1999
1997	150,000	+7.9%	+11,000	$198.6K	$7.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 1997	Mar 20, 1998
1996	139,000	-2.1%	-3,000	$201.2K	$8.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 1996	Mar 25, 1997
1995	142,000	—	—	$190.4K	$12.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 1995	Mar 22, 1996
1994	132,000	—	—	—	—	10-K405	Dec 31, 1994	Mar 24, 1995
1993	120,000	—	—	$141.4K	$8.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 1993	Mar 28, 1994

202523,000+9.5%
202421,0000.0%
202321,000+5.0%
202220,000+7.0%
202118,700+3.9%
202018,000+200.0%
20196,000+20.0%
20185,0000.0%
20175,0000.0%
20165,0000.0%
20155,0000.0%
20145,000-28.6%
20137,000-68.2%
201222,000-4.3%
201123,000-54.9%
201051,000-3.8%
200953,000+2550.0%
20082,000-28.6%
20072,800-95.9%
200669,000+1.5%
200568,000-22.7%
200488,000-9.3%
200397,000-12.6%
2002111,000-24.5%
2001147,0000.0%
2000147,000+21.5%
1999121,000-9.0%
1998133,000-11.3%
1997150,000+7.9%
1996139,000-2.1%
1995142,000—
1994132,000—
1993120,000—

About Motorola Solutions's employee count

Motorola Solutions (MSI) employed 23,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +2,000 (+9.5%) from 21,000 a year earlier.

Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 120,000 to 23,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -5.0% per year.

Motorola Solutions generated about $507.9K of revenue and $93.7K 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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