By NextBestFitSurgeons
Amount
$18.0B
per year
Per resident, per year
$53
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$136
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
49,380 people × $364,360 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1240 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 49,380 |
| Average annual wage | $364,360 |
| Wage bill | $18B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $26.1B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)