By NextBestFitNursing & residential care payroll
Amount
$172.4B
per year
Per resident, per year
$505
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$1,304
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
3,395,180 employees × $50,770
Part of: Nursing facility and residential care spending
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)