By NextBestFitClaims adjusters, examiners & investigators (all industries)
Amount
$26.1B
per year
Per resident, per year
$76
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$197
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
324,230 people × $80,470 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 13-1031 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 324,230 |
| Average annual wage | $80,470 |
| Wage bill | $26.1B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $37.8B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)