By NextBestFitMedical records specialists (coders)
Amount
$11.1B
per year
Per resident, per year
$32
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$84
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
194,720 people × $56,790 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-2072 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 194,720 |
| Average annual wage | $56,790 |
| Wage bill | $11.1B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $16B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)