By NextBestFitNurse anesthetists
Amount
$12.9B
per year
Per resident, per year
$38
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$97
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
51,840 people × $248,320 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1151 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 51,840 |
| Average annual wage | $248,320 |
| Wage bill | $12.9B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $18.7B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)