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Tesla headcount higher a year after the June 2022 salaried

Elon Musk promised Tesla headcount higher a year after the June 2022 salaried cut by Jun 21, 2023. It happened on time.

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“a year from now, I think our headcount will be higher in both Salaried and obviously in hourly”
— Elon Musk · Jun 21, 2022 · Qatar Economic Forum (June 21, 2022), video, ~00:12:46 00:12:46 ↗
Video: Qatar Economic Forum (June 21, 2022), video, ~00:12:46
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:12:46 — QATAR ECONOMIC FORUM (JUNE 21, 2022), VIDEO, ~00:12:46
What actually happened

Tesla reported 127,855 employees at the end of 2022, up from 99,290 a year earlier, and 140,473 at the end of 2023, so headcount kept rising after the mid-2022 salaried trim. Tesla 10-K filings (FY2022 and FY2023 employee counts) ↗

The Progression

Jun 21, 2022
The promise: “a year from now, I think our headcount will be higher in both Salaried and obviously in hourly” · Qatar Economic Forum (June 21, 2022), video, ~00:12:46 00:12:46 ↗
Jan 31, 2023
Delivered — on time. Tesla reported 127,855 employees at the end of 2022, up from 99,290 a year earlier, and 140,473 at the end of 2023, so headcount kept rising after the mid-2022 salaried trim. Tesla 10-K filings (FY2022 and FY2023 employee counts) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · on time. It happened.

At the June 2022 Qatar Economic Forum Elon Musk said a roughly 10% salaried cut was coming but that Tesla headcount would be higher a year later. Tesla's headcount rose to about 128,000 by the end of 2022.

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