Waste Management number of employees

Waste Management reported 60,500 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 1,200 (1.9%) on the year before. That compares with 48,500 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $416,595.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	60,500	−1,200 (1.9%)	$416,595	10-K, filed February 9, 2026
December 31, 2024	61,700	+13,700 (28.5%)	$357,585	10-K, filed February 19, 2025
December 31, 2023	48,000	−1,500 (3.0%)	$425,542	10-K, filed February 13, 2024
December 31, 2022	49,500	+1,000 (2.1%)	$397,939	10-K, filed February 7, 2023
December 31, 2021	48,500	—	$369,711	10-K, filed February 15, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital Resources Employees As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 60,500 full-time employees across the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, and India. 2025 annual report
Human Capital Resources Employees As of December 31, 2024, we had approximately 61,700 full-time employees across the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, and India. 2024 annual report
Human Capital Resources Employees As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately 48,000 full-time employees across the U.S., Canada and India. 2023 annual report
Human Capital Resources Employees As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately 49,500 full-time employees across the U.S., Canada and India. 2022 annual report
Human Capital Resources Employees As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 48,500 full-time employees across the U.S., Canada and India. 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 Waste Management's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Waste Management.