By NextBestFitMedical & health services managers
Amount
$84.2B
per year
Per resident, per year
$247
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$637
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
597,080 people × $140,970 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 11-9111 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 597,080 |
| Average annual wage | $140,970 |
| Wage bill | $84.2B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $122B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)