By NextBestFitMedical assistants
Amount
$37.7B
per year
Per resident, per year
$111
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$285
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
817,870 people × $46,120 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 31-9092 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 817,870 |
| Average annual wage | $46,120 |
| Wage bill | $37.7B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $54.7B |
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)