Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer, having originated as an e-commerce book seller. But as the company continues to expand beyond online sales, it’s moving into different areas of tech, including cloud computing, voice assistance, and artificial intelligence. To keep its businesses growing, it needs to hire the right people with the talent to get the job done.
Here’s how many people Amazon employs in 2026.
How many employees does Amazon have in 2026?
Amazon had about 1.576 million employees, both full-time and part-time, worldwide at the end of 2025, according to the company’s 2025 annual report. The company also hires independent contractors and temporary personnel to supplement its workforce.
While the company is famous for being the world’s biggest online retailer — and employing legions ofwarehouse workers and delivery drivers to bring goods to customers’ — doorsteps, it is also a tech giant with cloud computing, Prime Video, and Alexa.
Amazon says that competition for qualified personnel is intense, particularly for software engineers, computer scientists, and other technical staff (including for artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies).
Amazon didn’t provide a breakdown on workers by department, but its workforce has grown significantly over the past decade. In 2015, it had 230,000 employees, up from 30,000 in 2010. It crossed the million mark in 2020, when there were 1.298 million workers, compared to 798,000 in 2019.
Despite its large workforce, Amazon does conduct layoffs from time to time.
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What is Amazon’s revenue per employee?
Amazon posted $718.9 billion in sales in 2025. With 1.576 million employees, that puts its revenue per employee at almost $455,000.
By comparison, the average revenue per employee for companies in the S&P 500 Index was $642,000 in 2025, according to a report by Chart Kid Matt, which analyzes stock market data.
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Who are the highest & lowest-paid employees at Amazon?
Company executives are among the highest-paid employees at Amazon, and their bonus compensation in the form of stock awards and cash is typically tied to their performance in terms of meeting company internal targets. In some cases, executive bonus compensation far exceeds base pay.
| Executive | 2025 Salary | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
|
Andrew R. Jassy, President and CEO |
$365,000 |
$2,069,861 |
|
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Founder and Executive Chair |
$81,840 |
$1,681,840 |
|
Brian T. Olsavsky, SVP and Chief Financial Officer |
$365,000 |
$372,000 |
|
Matthew S. Garman, CEO Amazon Web Services |
$365,000 |
$617,281 |
|
Douglas J. Herrington, CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores |
$365,000 |
$425,365 |
|
David A. Zapolsky, SVP, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer |
$365,000 |
$372,000 |
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was the highest-paid executive in 2025, with almost $2.1 million in total compensation.
While four executives — Brian T. Olsavsky, SVP and Chief Financial Officer, Matthew S. Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, Douglas J. Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, and David A. Zapolsky, SVP, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer — had total compensation not much higher than their base pay in 2025, each of their compensation in 2024 exceeded $25 million due to stock awards. In 2025, no stock awards were given.
Amazon’s lowest-paid employees tend to be hourly employees, and pay is typically based on location. A position as a Delivery Station Warehouse Associate in New Windsor, New York, a suburb north of New York City, pays up to $22 an hour, according to a May 2026 listing on Amazon’s jobs page. That translates to $45,760 annually. In comparison, the national average annual pay is $64,220, based on weekly earnings reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Amazon’s CEO pay ratio
Amazon’s CEO pay ratio (which compares the CEO’s annual total compensation to that of the median employee) was 51 to 1 in 2025, as reported in the retailer’s 2026 proxy statement.
Jassy’s total compensation was $2,069,861 in 2025, while the median-compensated employee — including full- and part-time permanent and temporary employees worldwide, excluding the CEO — earned $40,206. For U.S. full-time Amazon employees only, the median pay was $53,211.
By comparison, the median CEO pay ratio for companies in the S&P 500 Index was 200 to 1 in 2025, as executive compensation outpaced general wage growth, according to a report by the Associated Press and Equilar on executive pay.
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