October 02, 2020
Ninety-four percent of all civilian workers who participated in their employers’ medical plans in March 2020 had to contribute part of the premium for family coverage. Annual employee contributions averaged $6,797. In March 2010, 88 percent of employees had to contribute for family coverage, and annual employee contributions averaged $4,524.
| Year | Single coverage | Family coverage |
|---|---|---|
|
2010 |
$1,159 | $4,524 |
|
2011 |
1,229 | 4,834 |
|
2012 |
1,277 | 5,129 |
|
2013 |
1,332 | 5,311 |
|
2014 |
1,359 | 5,388 |
|
2015 |
1,429 | 5,663 |
|
2016 |
1,483 | 6,045 |
|
2017 |
1,566 | 6,402 |
|
2018 |
1,590 | 6,598 |
|
2019 |
1,621 | 6,764 |
|
2020 |
1,665 | 6,797 |
Employers paid 67 percent of medical premiums for family coverage plans in March 2020, with an average annual contribution of $13,717.
These data are from the National Compensation Survey — Benefits program. For more estimates on medical premiums, see “Employee Benefits in the United States — March 2020” and Medical care premiums in the United States. Premium contributions are published in monthly amounts and were multiplied to produce the annual estimates.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Average employee medical premium $6,797 for family coverage in 2020 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/average-employee-medical-premium-6797-dollars-for-family-coverage-in-2020.htm (visited February 23, 2022).
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