How Many People Work at Spacex? Headcount and Employee Trends

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial, civil, and defense customers. The company maintains a workforce of more than 10,000 employees and has expanded its talent base with several hundred net new hires while keeping attrition comparatively modest. This steady growth supports ongoing vehicle production, launch cadence, and satellite-internet initiatives across multiple U.S. sites.

Engineering is SpaceX’s largest organization with about 5,563 employees—well over half of total headcount—reflecting the technical depth required for Falcon, Starship, and Starlink programs. Operations follows with roughly 1,766 employees who manage manufacturing, launch operations, and mission assurance activities. Business Management, Quality, and Finance & Administration collectively account for more than 1,600 employees, providing the corporate, compliance, and financial infrastructure that underpins daily execution. Information Technology, Sales & Support, Human Resources, and Marketing & Product round out the structure, each contributing between 100 and 300 employees, while an "Other" category captures specialized roles not classified elsewhere.

SpaceX’s talent footprint is concentrated in California, with approximately 2,556 employees in the greater Los Angeles area spanning Hawthorne headquarters and nearby facilities. Additional clusters include Seattle (729) for Starlink hardware development and Brownsville, Texas (336) for Starship launch operations. Cape Canaveral, Florida (287) supports Falcon launch activities, while Austin (172) and several Southern California cities such as Long Beach, Torrance, and Redondo Beach each host 100-150 employees focused on manufacturing and engineering. A sizable group of more than 5,400 employees is distributed across other U.S. and international sites, underscoring the geographically diverse nature of SpaceX’s programs.