How Many People Work at Gusto? Headcount and Employee Trends

Gusto provides payroll, benefits, and HR software for businesses and employs 2,314 people. Workforce activity includes 229 hires and 135 departures, resulting in a net increase in headcount. The organization’s talent is distributed across engineering, sales and support, human resources, finance and administration, marketing and product, and other corporate functions.

Engineering is the largest group with 586 employees (about 25% of the company). Sales and Support follows with 469 employees (20%), then Human Resources at 319 (14%), Finance and Administration at 239 (10%), and Marketing and Product at 227 (10%). Business Management (175), Operations (140), Information Technology (70), and Legal (26) round out the named functions, with 63 employees categorized as Other.

Headcount spans multiple locations, led by Denver with 640 employees (27.6%) and San Francisco with 375 (16.2%). New York has 174 employees (7.5%), followed by Seattle (58), Los Angeles (56), Chicago (28), Orlando (20), Atlanta (19), and Austin (17). In addition, 927 employees (40.0%) are spread across other locations, highlighting a broadly distributed footprint.