Healthcare social workers

Amount

$13.5B

per year

Per resident, per year

$39

÷ 341.1M people

Per household, per year

$102

÷ 132.2M households

How it is built

187,630 people × $71,790 average annual wage

Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)

SOC code	21-1022
Employed (May 2025)	187,630
Average annual wage	$71,790
Wage bill	$13.5B
Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69)	$19.5B