How many employees work at Stifel Financial?
Stifel Financial Corp. has 8,701 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 1.1%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Stifel Financial
Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities through more than 400 locations across the U.S. Stifel ranks as the 7th largest brokerage firm in the country as measured by number of financial advisors, with approximately 2,300, and features a highly regarded equity research department that has earned numerous accolades from such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Financial Times. Stifel was recognized as the No. 1 wealth management firm for employee advisor satisfaction, based on the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study*. Stifel is the principal subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Stifel Financial Corp.'s other subsidiaries include Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, an independent contractor broker-dealer firm; Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, the Company’s European subsidiary; Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc., our Canadian subsidiary; Stifel Bank and Trust and Stifel Bank, retail and commercial banks; and Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A, our trust companies. *Stifel received the highest score among employee advisors in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study of employee advisors’ satisfaction among those who are employed by an investment services firm. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
As of December 2025
Stifel Financial
workforce metrics
Headcount
8.7k
Avg. Salary
$143.6k
Tenure
6.0yr
Growth Rate
1.1%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Stifel Financial annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Stifel Financial total number of employees in 2025 was 8,701, a 1.1% increase from 2024.
- Stifel Financial total number of employees in 2024 was 8,609, a 0.2% increase from 2023.
- Stifel Financial total number of employees in 2023 was 8,589, a 2.2% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Stifel Financial annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Stifel Financial active job postings in 2025 was 244, a 6.3% decline from 2024.
- Stifel Financial active job postings in 2024 was 260, a 9.7% increase from 2023.
- Stifel Financial active job postings in 2023 was 236, a 60.6% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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