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ARR Per Employee

Total annual recurring revenue divided by the total number of full-time employees.

Formula

Total ARR / Total full-time employee count

How to measure

Divide the company's current ARR by its total headcount, typically excluding contractors, at the same point in time.

Why track it

ARR per employee is a common capital and operational efficiency benchmark used to compare growth-stage companies of different sizes.

Example

A company with $10 million ARR and 40 employees reports $250,000 ARR per employee.

ARR Per Employee — Growth metric · Cofounderbase