By NextBestFitOccupational therapists
Amount
$16.5B
per year
Per resident, per year
$48
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$124
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
162,450 people × $101,280 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1122 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 162,450 |
| Average annual wage | $101,280 |
| Wage bill | $16.5B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $23.8B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)