The medical sector is the largest in the city in terms of employment and paid $6.5 billion in wages and salaries to 141,251 employees in 2009. Those jobs account for 17.2 percent of the city’s workforce.
Annual incomes of workers in the health services sector, such as hospitals and physician offices, averaged $45,485, according to the report.
Read the My San Antonio report on the impact of healthcare on San Antonio.
Read more on hospital finance:
–MedPAC Considers 1% Payment Update for Hospitals in 2012
–Study Examines Role of Patient Perks in Market Share, Healthcare Costs
