By NextBestFitPhysician assistants
Amount
$22.9B
per year
Per resident, per year
$67
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$173
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
162,150 people × $141,280 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1071 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 162,150 |
| Average annual wage | $141,280 |
| Wage bill | $22.9B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $33.2B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)