By NextBestFitAnesthesiologists
Amount
$14.0B
per year
Per resident, per year
$41
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$106
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
38,760 people × $360,570 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1211 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 38,760 |
| Average annual wage | $360,570 |
| Wage bill | $14B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $20.3B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)