Intuitive Surgical number of employees

Intuitive Surgical reported 17,021 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 1,383 (8.8%) on the year before. That compares with 9,793 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $591,311.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	17,021	+1,383 (8.8%)	$591,311	10-K, filed February 3, 2026
December 31, 2024	15,638	+1,962 (14.3%)	$534,090	10-K, filed January 31, 2025
December 31, 2023	13,676	+1,556 (12.8%)	$520,920	10-K, filed January 31, 2024
December 31, 2022	12,120	+2,327 (23.8%)	$513,383	10-K, filed February 10, 2023
December 31, 2021	9,793	—	$583,080	10-K, filed February 3, 2022

What the annual reports say

As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 17,021 full-time employees, with approximately 2,288 in research and development, 7,625 in manufacturing operations, 4,837 in commercial and service operations, and 2,271 in administrative activities. 2025 annual report
As of December 31, 2024, we had approximately 15,638 full-time employees, with approximately 2,076 in research and development, 7,057 in manufacturing operations, 4,413 in commercial and service operations, and 2,092 in administrative activities. 2024 annual report
As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately 13,676 full-time employees, 1,795 of whom were engaged directly in research and development, 5,846 in manufacturing operations, 4,098 in commercial and service operations, and 1,937 in administrative activities. 2023 annual report
As of December 31, 2022 , we had approximately 12,120 full-time employees, 1,651 of whom were engaged directly in research and development, 4,843 in manufacturing operations, 3,834 in commercial and service operations, and 1,792 in administrative activities. 2022 annual report
As of December 31, 2021 , we had approximately 9,793 full-time employees, 1,294 of whom were engaged directly in research and development, 3,682 in manufacturing operations, 3,354 in commercial and service operations, and 1,463 in administrative activities. 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 Intuitive Surgical's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 23, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Intuitive Surgical.