Revenue per Employee Benchmarks
Understand how efficient companies are at different stages and across industries. Compare your metrics with top performers.
By Industry Sector
Median revenue per employee across different industries
Software (SaaS)
Social Media
E-commerce
Marketplaces
Fintech
Hardware
Enterprise Software
Consumer Apps
By Company Stage
How revenue per employee grows as companies scale
| Stage | Typical Employees | Typical Revenue | Revenue per Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | 1-5 | $100,000 | $50,000 |
| Seed | 5-15 | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| Series A | 15-50 | $2,000,000 | $100,000 |
| Series B | 50-150 | $10,000,000 | $150,000 |
| Series C+ | 150-500 | $50,000,000 | $200,000 |
| Public | 500+ | $500,000,000 | $350,000 |
Top Performers
Companies with exceptional revenue per employee metrics
Apple
Hardware/Software
164,000 employees
Software/Advertising
190,000 employees
Facebook/Meta
Social Media
86,000 employees
Netflix
Entertainment
13,000 employees
Salesforce
Enterprise SaaS
79,000 employees
Shopify
E-commerce Platform
10,000 employees
Airbnb
Marketplace
6,900 employees
Uber
Marketplace
32,000 employees
Key Insights
Software Efficiency
Pure software companies typically achieve $200K-$500K revenue per employee at scale
Scale Economics
Revenue per employee typically increases as companies grow from seed to IPO
Platform Power
Marketplace and platform businesses achieve the highest revenue per employee
How to Calculate
Revenue per Employee = Annual Revenue ÷ Total Employees
This metric helps measure operational efficiency and is particularly useful for comparing companies within the same industry or at similar stages.
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