Employee Medical Premium Contributions and Pay in 2015, U.S. DOL Survey Data

Average Employer Contributions for Medical Insurance Premiums in 2015:

• Private nonunion for single coverage: 77%
• Private nonunion for family coverage: 65%

• Private union for single coverage: 87%
• Private union for family coverage: 84%

• State or local government for single coverage: 87%
• State or local government for family coverage: 71%

Median Hourly Wage:

• Private industry workers: $17.40 per hour
• State and local government workers: $23.76 per hour

Sample size: Data for the March 2015 reference period were collected from a probability sample of about 8,600 establishments in private industry and approximately 1,500 establishments in state and local government.

Source: Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Stats, Employee Benefits in the U.S., 2015.