Latest headcount
2,600
YoY change
+23.8%
Headcount CAGR
+28.0%
Revenue / employee
$231K
Employee count history for Rocket Lab USA
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 758 |
| 2021 | 758 |
| 2022 | 1,400 |
| 2023 | 1,650 |
| 2024 | 2,100 |
| 2025 | 2,600 |
Revenue per employee for Rocket Lab USA
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.4K |
| 2021 | $82.1K |
| 2022 | $151K |
| 2023 | $148K |
| 2024 | $208K |
| 2025 | $231K |
Earnings per employee for Rocket Lab USA
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) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | -$72.6K |
| 2021 | -$155K |
| 2022 | -$97.1K |
| 2023 | -$111K |
| 2024 | -$90.6K |
| 2025 | -$76.2K |
Employee count history for Rocket Lab USA (RKLB)
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.
- 20252,600+23.8%
- 20242,100+27.3%
- 20231,650+17.9%
- 20221,400+84.7%
- 20217580.0%
- 2020758—
About Rocket Lab USA's employee count
Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) employed 2,600 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +500 (+23.8%) from 2,100 a year earlier.
Across the 2020–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 758 to 2,600 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +28.0% per year.
Rocket Lab USA generated about $231K of revenue and -$76.2K 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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