Latest headcount
10,700
YoY change
+8.1%
Headcount CAGR
+18.5%
Revenue / employee
$504K
Employee count history for Zebra Technologies
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 131 |
| 2000 | 142 |
| 2002 | 2,000 |
| 2003 | 2,200 |
| 2004 | 2,300 |
| 2005 | 2,500 |
| 2006 | 2,800 |
| 2007 | 3,200 |
| 2008 | 3,200 |
| 2009 | 2,700 |
| 2010 | 2,750 |
| 2011 | 2,510 |
| 2012 | 2,544 |
| 2013 | 2,583 |
| 2014 | 6,800 |
| 2015 | 7,000 |
| 2016 | 6,500 |
| 2017 | 7,000 |
| 2018 | 7,400 |
| 2019 | 8,200 |
| 2020 | 8,800 |
| 2021 | 2,800 |
| 2022 | 10,500 |
| 2023 | 9,750 |
| 2024 | 9,900 |
| 2025 | 10,700 |
Revenue per employee for Zebra Technologies
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $3.07M |
| 2000 | $3.39M |
| 2002 | $238K |
| 2003 | $244K |
| 2004 | $288K |
| 2005 | $281K |
| 2006 | $271K |
| 2007 | $271K |
| 2008 | $305K |
| 2009 | $298K |
| 2010 | $325K |
| 2011 | $392K |
| 2012 | $392K |
| 2013 | $402K |
| 2014 | $246K |
| 2015 | $521K |
| 2016 | $550K |
| 2017 | $532K |
| 2018 | $570K |
| 2019 | $547K |
| 2020 | $505K |
| 2021 | $2.01M |
| 2022 | $551K |
| 2023 | $470K |
| 2024 | $503K |
| 2025 | $504K |
Earnings per employee for Zebra Technologies
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) |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $531K |
| 2000 | $504K |
| 2002 | $35.8K |
| 2003 | $41.7K |
| 2004 | $50.1K |
| 2005 | $42.5K |
| 2006 | $25.3K |
| 2007 | $34.4K |
| 2008 | -$12K |
| 2009 | $17.4K |
| 2010 | $37K |
| 2011 | $69.6K |
| 2012 | $48.3K |
| 2013 | $51.9K |
| 2014 | $4.71K |
| 2015 | -$22.6K |
| 2016 | -$21.1K |
| 2017 | $2.43K |
| 2018 | $56.9K |
| 2019 | $66.3K |
| 2020 | $57.3K |
| 2021 | $299K |
| 2022 | $44.1K |
| 2023 | $30.4K |
| 2024 | $53.3K |
| 2025 | $39.2K |
Employee count history for Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)
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.
- 202510,700+8.1%
- 20249,900+1.5%
- 20239,750-7.1%
- 202210,500+275.0%
- 20212,800-68.2%
- 20208,800+7.3%
- 20198,200+10.8%
- 20187,400+5.7%
- 20177,000+7.7%
- 20166,500-7.1%
- 20157,000+2.9%
- 20146,800+163.3%
- 20132,583+1.5%
- 20122,544+1.4%
- 20112,510-8.7%
- 20102,750+1.9%
- 20092,700-15.6%
- 20083,2000.0%
- 20073,200+14.3%
- 20062,800+12.0%
- 20052,500+8.7%
- 20042,300+4.5%
- 20032,200+10.0%
- 20022,000—
- 2001149—
- 2000142+8.4%
- 1999131—
About Zebra Technologies's employee count
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) employed 10,700 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +800 (+8.1%) from 9,900 a year earlier.
Across the 1999–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 131 to 10,700 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +18.5% per year.
Zebra Technologies generated about $504K of revenue and $39.2K 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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