By NextBestFitGeneral internal medicine physicians
Amount
$17.9B
per year
Per resident, per year
$53
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$136
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
67,150 people × $267,200 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1216 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 67,150 |
| Average annual wage | $267,200 |
| Wage bill | $17.9B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $26B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)