By NextBestFitHome health & personal care aides
Amount
$155.5B
per year
Per resident, per year
$456
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$1,176
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
4,305,810 people × $36,120 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 31-1120 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 4,305,810 |
| Average annual wage | $36,120 |
| Wage bill | $155.5B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $225.4B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)