Latest headcount
83,825
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
+7.5%
Revenue / employee
$1.48M
Employee count history for TSMC
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 15,776 |
| 2003 | 16,997 |
| 2004 | 20,167 |
| 2005 | 21,496 |
| 2006 | 22,246 |
| 2007 | 23,020 |
| 2008 | 22,843 |
| 2009 | 24,466 |
| 2010 | 33,232 |
| 2015 | 45,272 |
| 2016 | 46,968 |
| 2017 | 48,602 |
| 2018 | 48,752 |
| 2019 | 51,297 |
| 2020 | 56,831 |
| 2021 | 65,152 |
| 2022 | 73,090 |
| 2023 | 76,478 |
| 2024 | 83,825 |
| 2025 | 83,825 |
Revenue per employee for TSMC
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2002 | $296K |
| 2003 | $352K |
| 2004 | $389K |
| 2005 | $372K |
| 2006 | $434K |
| 2007 | $431K |
| 2008 | $443K |
| 2009 | $374K |
| 2010 | $416K |
| 2015 | $572K |
| 2016 | $636K |
| 2017 | $671K |
| 2018 | $689K |
| 2019 | $687K |
| 2020 | $833K |
| 2021 | $877K |
| 2022 | $993K |
| 2023 | $893K |
| 2024 | $1.07M |
| 2025 | $1.48M |
Earnings per employee for TSMC
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) |
|---|---|
| 2002 | $39.4K |
| 2003 | $81.8K |
| 2004 | $139K |
| 2005 | $131K |
| 2006 | $174K |
| 2007 | $146K |
| 2008 | $133K |
| 2009 | $113K |
| 2010 | $160K |
| 2015 | $205K |
| 2016 | $223K |
| 2017 | $237K |
| 2018 | $242K |
| 2019 | $227K |
| 2020 | $318K |
| 2021 | $327K |
| 2022 | $436K |
| 2023 | $352K |
| 2024 | $428K |
| 2025 | $668K |
Employee count history for TSMC (TSM)
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.
- 202583,8250.0%
- 202483,825+9.6%
- 202376,478+4.6%
- 202273,090+12.2%
- 202165,152+14.6%
- 202056,831+10.8%
- 201951,297+5.2%
- 201848,752+0.3%
- 201748,602+3.5%
- 201646,968+3.7%
- 201545,272—
- 201033,232+35.8%
- 200924,466+7.1%
- 200822,843-0.8%
- 200723,020+3.5%
- 200622,246+3.5%
- 200521,496+6.6%
- 200420,167+18.7%
- 200316,997+7.7%
- 200215,776—
About TSMC's employee count
TSMC (TSM) employed 83,825 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 83,825 a year earlier.
Across the 2002–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 15,776 to 83,825 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +7.5% per year.
TSMC generated about $1.48M of revenue and $668K 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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