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Table 3. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for single coverage

Table 3. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for single coverage, March 2025 [In percent]
Characteristics Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government
Employer share of premium Employee share of premium Employer share of premium Employee share of premium Employer share of premium Employee share of premium

All workers participating in single coverage medical plans

81 19 80 20 87 13

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related occupations

83 17 82 18 86 14

Management, business, and financial occupations

81 19 80 20 - -

Professional and related occupations

83 17 82 18 85 15

Teachers

84 16 - - 85 15

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

84 16 - - 85 15

Registered nurses

82 18 - - - -

Service occupations

81 19 78 22 88 12

Protective service occupations

- - - - 89 11

Sales and office occupations

81 19 80 20 88 12

Sales and related occupations

78 22 78 22 - -

Office and administrative support occupations

82 18 81 19 89 11

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

80 20 79 21 89 11

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

81 19 80 20 - -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

80 20 79 21 - -

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

79 21 79 21 86 14

Production occupations

79 21 79 21 - -

Transportation and material moving occupations

79 21 79 21 - -

Full time

81 19 80 20 87 13

Part time

81 19 81 19 83 17

Union

84 16 82 18 86 14

Nonunion

81 19 80 20 87 13

Average wage within the following categories:(2)

Lowest 25 percent

78 22 76 24 88 12

Lowest 10 percent

76 24 74 26 88 12

Second 25 percent

80 20 79 21 88 12

Third 25 percent

82 18 80 20 85 15

Highest 25 percent

82 18 81 19 86 14

Highest 10 percent

83 17 82 18 86 14

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries

79 21 79 21 - -

Service-providing industries

82 18 80 20 87 13

Education and health services

83 17 82 18 85 15

Educational services

84 16 82 18 85 15

Elementary and secondary schools

84 16 - - 85 15

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

84 16 82 18 85 15

Health care and social assistance

83 17 82 18 87 13

Hospitals

83 17 82 18 87 13

Public administration

89 11 - - 89 11

1 to 99 workers

80 20 79 21 87 13

1 to 49 workers

80 20 79 21 89 11

50 to 99 workers

80 20 79 21 86 14

100 workers or more

82 18 80 20 86 14

100 to 499 workers

81 19 80 20 87 13

500 workers or more

82 18 81 19 86 14

Geographic areas

Northeast

81 19 80 20 85 15

New England

79 21 80 20 77 23

Middle Atlantic

82 18 81 19 87 13

South

81 19 79 21 87 13

South Atlantic

81 19 79 21 87 13

East South Central

80 20 78 22 88 12

West South Central

81 19 80 20 85 15

Midwest

80 20 79 21 88 12

East North Central

80 20 79 21 86 14

West North Central

81 19 79 21 91 9

West

83 17 82 18 87 13

Mountain

81 19 80 20 88 12

Pacific

83 17 83 17 87 13

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers in private industry and state and local government. See the Handbook of Methods: National Compensation Measures at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/ncs/home.htm for further explanation.
(2) Surveyed occupations are classified into wage categories based on the average wage for the occupation, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The categories were formed using percentile estimates generated using data from the National Compensation Survey publication, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ebs/publications/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

Last Modified Date: September 25, 2025