How many employees does SLM Corporation have?

SLM Corporation reported 1,788 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is up 4.6% from a year earlier.

What is SLM Corporation's revenue per employee?

SLM Corporation brought in $3.11B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.74M per employee. That ranks 3 of 20 companies we track in Financial - Credit Services, where the median is $1.02M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

SLM Corporation employees and revenue per employee

SLM · Financial - Credit Services · $4.23B market cap

SLM Corporation had 1,788 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 4.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.11B, up 4.1% from a year earlier, or $1.74M per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

1,788

+4.6% YoY

Revenue

$3.11B

+4.1% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.74M

Peer median $1.02M

Rank in industry

3 of 20

Financial - Credit Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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SLM employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	1,788	$3.11B	$1.74M	+4.6%	+4.1%
Dec 2024	1,710	$2.99B	$1.75M	-1.7%	+5.2%
Dec 2023	1,740	$2.84B	$1.63M	+2.4%	+20.0%
Dec 2022	1,700	$2.37B	$1.39M	+17.2%	-1.8%
Dec 2021	1,450	$2.41B	$1.66M	-9.4%	+2.9%
Dec 2020	1,600	$2.34B	$1.46M	-15.8%	-1.6%
Dec 2019	1,900	$2.38B	$1.25M	+11.8%	+26.4%
Dec 2018	1,700	$1.88B	$1.11M	+13.3%	+31.3%
Dec 2017	1,500	$1.43B	$956K	+15.4%	+25.2%
Dec 2016	1,300	$1.15B	$882K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

SLM Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Credit Services.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
SLM SLM Corporation	1,788	$3.11B	$1.74M	Hiring ahead
ENVA Enova International, Inc.	1,836	$3.15B	$1.72M	Efficient growth
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.	2,358	$3.95B	$1.67M	Efficient growth
CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation	2,314	$2.32B	$1.00M	Leaner
SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc.	6,100	$4.77B	$782K	Efficient growth
OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc.	9,300	$6.24B	$671K	Efficient growth
WU The Western Union Company	9,600	$4.04B	$421K	Hiring into decline
GPN Global Payments Inc.	26,000	$7.71B	$296K	Contracting
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc	22,000	$3.66B	$166K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about SLM Corporation

How many employees does SLM Corporation have?: SLM Corporation reported 1,788 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is up 4.6% from a year earlier.
What is SLM Corporation's revenue per employee?: SLM Corporation brought in $3.11B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.74M per employee. That ranks 3 of 20 companies we track in Financial - Credit Services, where the median is $1.02M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in SLM Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 19, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SLM.