Baxter International number of employees

Baxter International reported 37,500 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 500 (1.3%) on the year before. That compares with 60,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $299,840.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	37,500	−500 (1.3%)	$299,840	10-K, filed February 12, 2026
December 31, 2024	38,000	−22,000 (36.7%)	$279,895	10-K, filed February 21, 2025
December 31, 2023	60,000	+0 (0.0%)	$172,667	10-K, filed February 8, 2024
December 31, 2022	60,000	+0 (0.0%)	$167,617	10-K, filed February 9, 2023
December 31, 2021	60,000	—	$202,433	10-K, filed February 23, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital Management As of December 31, 2025, after giving effect to the Kidney Care sale, we employed approximately 37,500 people globally, with approximately 15,100 employees in the United States and approximately 22,400 employees outside of the United States. 2025 annual report
Human Capital Management As of December 31, 2024, after giving effect to the Kidney Care sale, we employed approximately 38,000 people globally, with approximately 15,000 employees in 2024 annual report
Human Capital Management As of December 31, 2023, we employed approximately 60,000 people globally, with approximately 41,000 employees in the United States and approximately 19,000 employees outside of the United States. 2023 annual report
Human Capital Management As of December 31, 2022, we employed approximately 60,000 people globally, with approximately 19,000 employees in the United States and approximately 41,000 employees outside of the United States. 2022 annual report
Human Capital Management As of December 31, 2021, we employed approximately 60,000 people globally, with approximately 19,000 employees in the United States and approximately 41,000 employees outside of the United States. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Baxter International's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Baxter International.