By NextBestFitNursing assistants
Amount
$61.9B
per year
Per resident, per year
$181
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$468
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
1,448,910 people × $42,700 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 31-1131 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 1,448,910 |
| Average annual wage | $42,700 |
| Wage bill | $61.9B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $89.7B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)