Average Contributions
Most employees do make a contribution toward their insurance costs. Covered workers, on average, contribute 17% of the premium for single coverage and 28% of the premium for family coverage. These numbers are similar to those reported by KFF in its EHBS in 2021.
The average contribution for workers at small firms is $7,556, which is more than a third higher than the average for those at large firms ($5,580). Workers at private, for-profit firms contribute a higher percentage of the premium versus those at public firms, regardless of coverage type.
A fortunate one-third of employees (33%) at small firms are enrolled in coverage where the employer pays the full premium for single coverage. That compares to just six percent of workers at large firms. Nearly one-third of insured employees at small firms (31%) must pay more than half of their family premium coverage. That compares to just seven percent of workers at large firms.
Nine percent of covered employees, including more than one-fifth (21%) at small firms are in enrolled in a plan with the worker contributing $12,000 or more toward the cost of their family coverage.
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