By NextBestFitOptometrists
Amount
$6.1B
per year
Per resident, per year
$18
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$46
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
42,790 people × $141,550 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1041 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 42,790 |
| Average annual wage | $141,550 |
| Wage bill | $6.1B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $8.8B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)