The total payroll costs for state government employees who worked in higher education in the United States amounted to around 12.43 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. For state government employees who worked in hospitals, the total payroll costs amounted to 3.05 billion U.S. dollars.
Total payroll for state governmental employees in the United States in 2023, by job function
(in million U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (July 3, 2024). Total payroll for state governmental employees in the United States in 2023, by job function (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204500/earnings-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Total payroll for state governmental employees in the United States in 2023, by job function (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204500/earnings-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Total payroll for state governmental employees in the United States in 2023, by job function (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204500/earnings-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Total Payroll for State Governmental Employees in The United States in 2023, by Job Function (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204500/earnings-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Total payroll for state governmental employees in the United States in 2023, by job function (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204500/earnings-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited May 16, 2025)
Total payroll for state governmental employees in the United States in 2023, by job function (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204500/earnings-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
