Pfizer number of employees

Pfizer reported 75,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 6,000 (7.4%) on the year before. That compares with 79,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $834,387.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	75,000	−6,000 (7.4%)	$834,387	10-K, filed February 26, 2026
December 31, 2024	81,000	−7,000 (8.0%)	$785,519	10-K, filed February 27, 2025
December 31, 2023	88,000	+5,000 (6.0%)	$676,739	10-K, filed February 22, 2024
December 31, 2022	83,000	+4,000 (5.1%)	$1.2m	10-K, filed February 23, 2023
December 31, 2021	79,000	—	$1.0m	10-K, filed February 24, 2022

What the annual reports say

As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 75,000 people worldwide. 2025 annual report
As of December 31, 2024, we employed approximately 81,000 people worldwide. 2024 annual report
As of December 31, 2023, including Seagen colleagues, we employed approximately 88,000 people worldwide, with approximately 35,000 based in the U.S. 2023 annual report
As of December 31, 2022, we employed approximately 83,000 people worldwide, with approximately 32,000 based in the U.S. 2022 annual report
As of December 31, 2021, we employed approximately 79,000 people worldwide, with approximately 29,000 based in the U.S. 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 Pfizer's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Pfizer.