Latest headcount
134,785
YoY change
+7.3%
Headcount CAGR
+53.8%
Revenue / employee
$704K
Employee count history for Tesla
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 212 |
| 2011 | 1,417 |
| 2012 | 2,964 |
| 2013 | 5,859 |
| 2014 | 10,161 |
| 2015 | 13,058 |
| 2016 | 17,782 |
| 2017 | 37,543 |
| 2018 | 48,817 |
| 2019 | 48,016 |
| 2020 | 70,757 |
| 2021 | 99,290 |
| 2022 | 127,855 |
| 2023 | 140,473 |
| 2024 | 125,665 |
| 2025 | 134,785 |
Revenue per employee for Tesla
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $551K |
| 2011 | $144K |
| 2012 | $139K |
| 2013 | $344K |
| 2014 | $315K |
| 2015 | $310K |
| 2016 | $394K |
| 2017 | $313K |
| 2018 | $440K |
| 2019 | $512K |
| 2020 | $446K |
| 2021 | $542K |
| 2022 | $637K |
| 2023 | $689K |
| 2024 | $777K |
| 2025 | $704K |
Earnings per employee for Tesla
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) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | -$728K |
| 2011 | -$180K |
| 2012 | -$134K |
| 2013 | -$12.6K |
| 2014 | -$28.9K |
| 2015 | -$68.1K |
| 2016 | -$38K |
| 2017 | -$52.3K |
| 2018 | -$20K |
| 2019 | -$18K |
| 2020 | $10.2K |
| 2021 | $55.6K |
| 2022 | $98.4K |
| 2023 | $107K |
| 2024 | $56.7K |
| 2025 | $28.1K |
Employee count history for Tesla (TSLA)
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.
- 2025134,785+7.3%
- 2024125,665-10.5%
- 2023140,473+9.9%
- 2022127,855+28.8%
- 202199,290+40.3%
- 202070,757+47.4%
- 201948,016-1.6%
- 201848,817+30.0%
- 201737,543+111.1%
- 201617,782+36.2%
- 201513,058+28.5%
- 201410,161+73.4%
- 20135,859+97.7%
- 20122,964+109.2%
- 20111,417+568.4%
- 2010212—
About Tesla's employee count
Tesla (TSLA) employed 134,785 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +9,120 (+7.3%) from 125,665 a year earlier.
Across the 2010–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 212 to 134,785 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +53.8% per year.
Tesla generated about $704K of revenue and $28.1K 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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