One efficiency figure, kept current
Live revenue divided by current headcount, recalculated as both move. No exporting a roster, pasting in an ARR number, and hoping you used the same headcount definition you did last quarter.
Efficiency
$214K of revenue behind every employee, and you can watch the figure move every month
CX Cash divides live revenue by current headcount, charts the trend against how fast you are hiring, and shows whether each new role is pulling the number up or weighing it down.
CX Cash
Revenue / employee
$214K
Headcount
42
ARR
$9.0M
Revenue / employee vs headcount · 12 months
▲ +18%Headcount grew 30 to 42 over the same window, so revenue is outpacing hiring.
Benchmark
$214K vs the $180K Series B SaaS median ▲ +$34K
You keep hiring, but nobody can say if the team is getting more productive
Headcount lives in your HR tool, revenue lives in billing, and the ratio that tells you whether they are moving in the right direction lives nowhere. So you approve the next five roles on gut feel. Six months later revenue per employee has quietly slid from $200K to $160K and the first you hear of it is an investor question you cannot answer in the room.
What you can do
Revenue against the hiring line
The 12-month trend sits next to how fast you added people, so you can see straight away whether revenue is outrunning headcount or your team is growing faster than the top line.
Benchmarked to your stage
Your figure shows against the median for comparable SaaS companies, so $214K reads as ahead of the pack or behind it instead of floating without context.
ARR and headcount on the same screen
The two inputs sit beside the ratio, so when the number shifts you can tell whether revenue moved, headcount moved, or both, without digging through two other tools.
$214K
revenue per employee
12 months
trend vs headcount
Live
updates as you hire
Onboard in three steps
- 01
Connect billing and your roster
Link your billing system and HR tool. CX Cash pulls live revenue and current headcount, with no spreadsheet to keep in sync.
- 02
Read the trend
Revenue per employee lands on the dashboard with its 12-month history, the hiring line beside it, and your stage benchmark for comparison.
- 03
Pressure-test the next hires
See how planned roles move the ratio before you sign the offers, so headcount growth and revenue growth stay in step.
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Questions
How is revenue per employee calculated? +
It is revenue divided by full-time headcount, usually annualized revenue or ARR over your current team count. CX Cash uses the live figures from your connected billing and HR tools so the ratio reflects today, not last quarter's snapshot.
Should I use revenue or ARR for the numerator? +
Either works as long as you hold it constant. CX Cash lets you pick, then applies the same basis every period so the trend line is comparable month to month rather than jumping when someone changes the definition.
Does it count contractors and part-time staff? +
You set the rule. Headcount can be full-time only, or weighted to include contractors and part-timers as fractions, and the same rule carries across every period so the comparison stays honest.
What is a good revenue per employee for a SaaS company? +
It varies a lot by stage and model, which is why a flat target is misleading. CX Cash shows your figure against the median for comparable companies, so you can judge it in context instead of against a number you read in a blog post.
Why does my revenue per employee drop right after a hiring wave? +
That is normal: headcount jumps before the new people contribute revenue. The value is in watching the figure recover. CX Cash charts the trend so a temporary dip after hiring looks different from a sustained slide you need to act on.