How many employees work at Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale Corp. has 72,176 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -1.5%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Costco Wholesale
Costco Wholesale is a multibillion dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in 11 countries. We are the recognized leader in our field, dedicated to quality in every area of our business and respected for our outstanding business ethics. Despite our large size and rapid international expansion, we continue to provide an atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. If you are an ambitious, energetic person who enjoys a fast-paced team environment filled with challenges and opportunities, you've come to the right place. Our successful employees are service-oriented with integrity and commitment toward a common goal of excellence. Costco offers great jobs, great pay, great benefits and a great place to work. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Costco Follow us on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/Costco
As of December 2025
Costco Wholesale
workforce metrics
Headcount
72.2k
Avg. Salary
$57.1k
Tenure
6.4yr
Growth Rate
-1.5%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Costco Wholesale annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Costco Wholesale total number of employees in 2025 was 72,178, a 1.5% decline from 2024.
- Costco Wholesale total number of employees in 2024 was 73,268, a 0.1% increase from 2023.
- Costco Wholesale total number of employees in 2023 was 73,224, a 2.0% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Costco Wholesale annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Costco Wholesale active job postings in 2025 was 24,910, a 191.5% increase from 2024.
- Costco Wholesale active job postings in 2024 was 541, a 10.8% decline from 2023.
- Costco Wholesale active job postings in 2023 was 603, a 29.5% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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