By NextBestFitPharmacy technicians
Amount
$22.0B
per year
Per resident, per year
$64
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$166
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
471,680 people × $46,620 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-2052 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 471,680 |
| Average annual wage | $46,620 |
| Wage bill | $22B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $31.9B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)