Latest headcount
33,000
YoY change
+2.8%
Headcount CAGR
+5.2%
Revenue / employee
$839K
Employee count history for Charles Schwab
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 6,500 |
| 1994 | 6,500 |
| 1995 | 9,200 |
| 1996 | 10,400 |
| 1997 | 12,700 |
| 1998 | 13,300 |
| 1999 | 18,100 |
| 2000 | 26,300 |
| 2001 | 19,600 |
| 2002 | 16,700 |
| 2003 | 16,300 |
| 2004 | 14,200 |
| 2005 | 14,000 |
| 2006 | 12,400 |
| 2007 | 13,300 |
| 2008 | 13,400 |
| 2009 | 12,400 |
| 2010 | 12,800 |
| 2011 | 14,100 |
| 2012 | 13,800 |
| 2013 | 13,800 |
| 2014 | 14,600 |
| 2015 | 15,300 |
| 2016 | 16,200 |
| 2017 | 17,600 |
| 2018 | 19,500 |
| 2019 | 19,700 |
| 2020 | 32,000 |
| 2021 | 33,400 |
| 2023 | 33,000 |
| 2024 | 32,100 |
| 2025 | 33,000 |
Revenue per employee for Charles Schwab
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $169K |
| 1994 | $194K |
| 1995 | $193K |
| 1996 | $219K |
| 1997 | $224K |
| 1998 | $255K |
| 1999 | $297K |
| 2000 | $271K |
| 2001 | $265K |
| 2002 | $265K |
| 2003 | $266K |
| 2004 | $315K |
| 2005 | $294K |
| 2006 | $402K |
| 2007 | $422K |
| 2008 | $406K |
| 2009 | $361K |
| 2010 | $350K |
| 2011 | $346K |
| 2012 | $366K |
| 2013 | $401K |
| 2014 | $422K |
| 2015 | $425K |
| 2016 | $472K |
| 2017 | $509K |
| 2018 | $564K |
| 2019 | $598K |
| 2020 | $378K |
| 2021 | $569K |
| 2023 | $773K |
| 2024 | $810K |
| 2025 | $839K |
Earnings per employee for Charles Schwab
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 | $18.1K |
| 1994 | $20.8K |
| 1995 | $18.8K |
| 1996 | $22.5K |
| 1997 | $21.3K |
| 1998 | $26.2K |
| 1999 | $36.8K |
| 2000 | $27.3K |
| 2001 | $10.2K |
| 2002 | $6.53K |
| 2003 | $29K |
| 2004 | $20.1K |
| 2005 | $51.8K |
| 2006 | $99K |
| 2007 | $181K |
| 2008 | $90.4K |
| 2009 | $63.5K |
| 2010 | $35.5K |
| 2011 | $61.3K |
| 2012 | $67.2K |
| 2013 | $77.6K |
| 2014 | $90.5K |
| 2015 | $94.6K |
| 2016 | $117K |
| 2017 | $134K |
| 2018 | $180K |
| 2019 | $188K |
| 2020 | $103K |
| 2021 | $175K |
| 2023 | $154K |
| 2024 | $185K |
| 2025 | $268K |
Employee count history for Charles Schwab (SCHW)
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.
- 202533,000+2.8%
- 202432,100-2.7%
- 202333,000—
- 202133,400+4.4%
- 202032,000+62.4%
- 201919,700+1.0%
- 201819,500+10.8%
- 201717,600+8.6%
- 201616,200+5.9%
- 201515,300+4.8%
- 201414,600+5.8%
- 201313,8000.0%
- 201213,800-2.1%
- 201114,100+10.2%
- 201012,800+3.2%
- 200912,400-7.5%
- 200813,400+0.8%
- 200713,300+7.3%
- 200612,400-11.4%
- 200514,000-1.4%
- 200414,200-12.9%
- 200316,300-2.4%
- 200216,700-14.8%
- 200119,600-25.5%
- 200026,300+45.3%
- 199918,100+36.1%
- 199813,300+4.7%
- 199712,700+22.1%
- 199610,400+13.0%
- 19959,200+41.5%
- 19946,5000.0%
- 19936,500—
About Charles Schwab's employee count
Charles Schwab (SCHW) employed 33,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +900 (+2.8%) from 32,100 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 6,500 to 33,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.2% per year.
Charles Schwab generated about $839K of revenue and $268K 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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