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Amount
$45.4B
per year
Per resident, per year
$133
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$343
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
321,970 people × $140,920 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1051 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 321,970 |
| Average annual wage | $140,920 |
| Wage bill | $45.4B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $65.8B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)