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Cost · Drugs: R&D, manufacturing & distribution

Drug manufacturing payroll (U.S.)

Amount
$31.9B
per year
Per resident, per year
$93
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$241
÷ 132.2M households

How it is built

348,780 employees × $91,390

Part of: Drug prices

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)