Latest headcount
52,000
YoY change
+6.1%
Headcount CAGR
+7.7%
Revenue / employee
$852K
Employee count history for QUALCOMM
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 6,000 |
| 1998 | 11,600 |
| 2000 | 6,300 |
| 2001 | 6,500 |
| 2002 | 8,100 |
| 2003 | 7,400 |
| 2004 | 7,600 |
| 2005 | 9,300 |
| 2006 | 11,200 |
| 2007 | 12,800 |
| 2008 | 15,400 |
| 2009 | 16,100 |
| 2010 | 17,500 |
| 2011 | 21,200 |
| 2012 | 26,600 |
| 2013 | 31,000 |
| 2014 | 31,300 |
| 2015 | 33,000 |
| 2016 | 30,500 |
| 2017 | 33,800 |
| 2018 | 35,400 |
| 2019 | 37,000 |
| 2020 | 41,000 |
| 2021 | 45,000 |
| 2022 | 51,000 |
| 2023 | 50,000 |
| 2024 | 49,000 |
| 2025 | 52,000 |
Revenue per employee for QUALCOMM
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $136K |
| 1998 | $289K |
| 2000 | $507K |
| 2001 | $412K |
| 2002 | $375K |
| 2003 | $537K |
| 2004 | $642K |
| 2005 | $610K |
| 2006 | $672K |
| 2007 | $693K |
| 2008 | $724K |
| 2009 | $647K |
| 2010 | $628K |
| 2011 | $706K |
| 2012 | $719K |
| 2013 | $802K |
| 2014 | $846K |
| 2015 | $766K |
| 2016 | $772K |
| 2017 | $659K |
| 2018 | $642K |
| 2019 | $656K |
| 2020 | $574K |
| 2021 | $746K |
| 2022 | $867K |
| 2023 | $716K |
| 2024 | $795K |
| 2025 | $852K |
Earnings per employee for QUALCOMM
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) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $3.5K |
| 1998 | $9.36K |
| 2000 | $106K |
| 2001 | -$84.4K |
| 2002 | $44.4K |
| 2003 | $112K |
| 2004 | $226K |
| 2005 | $230K |
| 2006 | $221K |
| 2007 | $258K |
| 2008 | $205K |
| 2009 | $98.9K |
| 2010 | $186K |
| 2011 | $201K |
| 2012 | $230K |
| 2013 | $221K |
| 2014 | $255K |
| 2015 | $160K |
| 2016 | $187K |
| 2017 | $73K |
| 2018 | -$140K |
| 2019 | $119K |
| 2020 | $127K |
| 2021 | $201K |
| 2022 | $254K |
| 2023 | $145K |
| 2024 | $207K |
| 2025 | $107K |
Employee count history for QUALCOMM (QCOM)
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.
- 202552,000+6.1%
- 202449,000-2.0%
- 202350,000-2.0%
- 202251,000+13.3%
- 202145,000+9.8%
- 202041,000+10.8%
- 201937,000+4.5%
- 201835,400+4.7%
- 201733,800+10.8%
- 201630,500-7.6%
- 201533,000+5.4%
- 201431,300+1.0%
- 201331,000+16.5%
- 201226,600+25.5%
- 201121,200+21.1%
- 201017,500+8.7%
- 200916,100+4.5%
- 200815,400+20.3%
- 200712,800+14.3%
- 200611,200+20.4%
- 20059,300+22.4%
- 20047,600+2.7%
- 20037,400-8.6%
- 20028,100+24.6%
- 20016,500+3.2%
- 20006,300—
- 19999,700—
- 199811,600—
- 19979,000—
- 19966,000—
About QUALCOMM's employee count
QUALCOMM (QCOM) employed 52,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +3,000 (+6.1%) from 49,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1996–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 6,000 to 52,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +7.7% per year.
QUALCOMM generated about $852K of revenue and $107K 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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