Latest headcount
34,100
YoY change
+7.9%
Headcount CAGR
+10.7%
Revenue / employee
$1.17M
Employee count history for Visa
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 5,479 |
| 2008 | 5,765 |
| 2009 | 5,700 |
| 2010 | 6,800 |
| 2011 | 7,500 |
| 2012 | 8,500 |
| 2013 | 9,500 |
| 2014 | 9,500 |
| 2015 | 11,300 |
| 2016 | 13,000 |
| 2017 | 15,000 |
| 2018 | 17,000 |
| 2019 | 19,500 |
| 2020 | 20,500 |
| 2021 | 21,500 |
| 2022 | 26,500 |
| 2023 | 28,800 |
| 2024 | 31,600 |
| 2025 | 34,100 |
Revenue per employee for Visa
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $655K |
| 2008 | $1.09M |
| 2009 | $1.21M |
| 2010 | $1.19M |
| 2011 | $1.23M |
| 2012 | $1.23M |
| 2013 | $1.24M |
| 2014 | $1.34M |
| 2015 | $1.23M |
| 2016 | $1.16M |
| 2017 | $1.22M |
| 2018 | $1.21M |
| 2019 | $1.18M |
| 2020 | $1.07M |
| 2021 | $1.12M |
| 2022 | $1.11M |
| 2023 | $1.13M |
| 2024 | $1.14M |
| 2025 | $1.17M |
Earnings per employee for Visa
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) |
|---|---|
| 2007 | -$196K |
| 2008 | $139K |
| 2009 | $413K |
| 2010 | $436K |
| 2011 | $487K |
| 2012 | $252K |
| 2013 | $524K |
| 2014 | $572K |
| 2015 | $560K |
| 2016 | $461K |
| 2017 | $447K |
| 2018 | $606K |
| 2019 | $619K |
| 2020 | $530K |
| 2021 | $573K |
| 2022 | $564K |
| 2023 | $600K |
| 2024 | $625K |
| 2025 | $588K |
Employee count history for Visa (V)
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.
- 202534,100+7.9%
- 202431,600+9.7%
- 202328,800+8.7%
- 202226,500+23.3%
- 202121,500+4.9%
- 202020,500+5.1%
- 201919,500+14.7%
- 201817,000+13.3%
- 201715,000+15.4%
- 201613,000+15.0%
- 201511,300+18.9%
- 20149,5000.0%
- 20139,500+11.8%
- 20128,500+13.3%
- 20117,500+10.3%
- 20106,800+19.3%
- 20095,700-1.1%
- 20085,765+5.2%
- 20075,479—
About Visa's employee count
Visa (V) employed 34,100 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +2,500 (+7.9%) from 31,600 a year earlier.
Across the 2007–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 5,479 to 34,100 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +10.7% per year.
Visa generated about $1.17M of revenue and $588K 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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