Table 11. Medical plans: Employee contributions for single and family coverage, civilian workers,1 National Compensation
Survey, March 2008

(Includes workers participating in medical plans with flat dollar amount contributory coverage)

Employee monthly contribution

Single coverage2

Family coverage2

10th
percentile

25th
percentile

50th
percentile
(median)

75th
percentile

90th
percentile

10th
percentile

25th
percentile

50th
percentile
(median)

75th
percentile

90th
percentile

All workers

$24.60

$45.48

$71.85

$108.04

$155.39

$93.06

$172.17

$279.15

$434.32

$633.85

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

22.42

43.60

69.65

105.20

151.72

96.00

174.32

280.17

452.46

648.46

    Management, business, and financial

23.32

44.00

68.00

105.62

141.71

93.00

165.00

267.00

417.83

599.23

    Professional and related

22.00

43.36

70.00

104.71

157.26

97.41

176.90

289.00

470.16

668.00

        Teachers

15.94

34.66

64.83

110.52

172.42

81.77

170.92

347.17

546.00

730.98

            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers

15.00

34.51

66.99

113.00

172.39

95.47

176.57

406.25

562.00

775.07

        Registered nurses

26.00

48.57

75.02

118.00

213.04

111.78

194.92

302.94

484.19

740.03

Service

22.73

45.63

74.00

114.06

158.98

88.09

179.99

290.31

450.23

620.37

Sales and office

26.72

49.50

76.66

110.91

159.20

109.38

190.36

294.58

448.38

644.87

    Sales and related

30.87

54.44

87.00

123.94

166.89

107.97

211.70

302.46

439.85

648.00

    Office and administrative support

25.55

47.11

72.79

107.32

155.15

109.38

185.00

291.23

450.00

642.91

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

26.69

46.20

75.81

112.66

168.00

86.66

165.03

276.97

432.00

650.00

    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry

21.00

43.33

75.00

108.33

176.80

77.00

168.09

285.96

462.60

695.03

    Installation, maintenance, and repair

29.88

48.46

75.96

113.63

160.36

91.99

164.79

269.28

409.08

631.30

Production, transportation, and material moving

24.28

44.00

67.00

102.92

140.45

76.91

150.68

238.79

362.36

571.53

    Production

23.83

43.51

67.16

101.97

140.45

72.90

139.89

222.78

345.19

543.39

    Transportation and material moving

25.00

45.00

66.79

103.99

143.10

89.56

163.66

252.84

378.87

615.08

Full time

24.52

45.66

71.65

107.60

153.00

94.00

172.00

278.90

430.86

631.42

Part time

26.00

43.40

75.38

125.04

197.27

76.81

175.89

299.38

493.53

666.13

Union

19.37

34.67

57.41

90.00

129.96

52.93

112.18

194.23

311.25

588.35

Nonunion

26.00

48.06

75.00

112.20

157.81

108.56

185.30

294.58

450.72

639.19

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries

$25.00

$43.33

$69.67

$102.08

$140.45

$76.89

$149.89

$238.79

$364.62

$548.96

Service-providing industries

24.22

46.37

72.10

109.65

157.85

98.91

179.37

288.00

450.00

645.42

    Education and health services

19.50

41.29

72.00

112.07

163.47

97.41

190.00

321.94

513.74

719.24

        Educational services

15.00

31.09

64.57

106.50

168.87

92.71

176.57

341.79

544.25

721.32

            Elementary and secondary schools

13.82

30.00

63.83

115.02

175.14

92.21

177.68

415.71

565.02

786.83

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

18.00

39.00

64.57

94.03

156.60

103.77

179.49

273.09

489.44

573.00

        Health care and social assistance

25.79

48.84

77.70

113.75

162.06

113.79

203.76

312.34

465.12

717.32

            Hospitals

24.22

46.87

68.88

101.74

163.94

111.37

181.49

280.60

374.22

566.71

    Public administration

19.85

32.50

50.59

82.28

124.00

68.00

128.74

207.17

337.00

489.44

1 to 99 workers

29.08

52.64

84.31

121.15

171.46

107.21

200.00

318.20

499.77

719.95

    1 to 49 workers

29.08

53.05

87.73

126.57

182.48

103.99

202.19

324.98

508.19

714.80

    50 to 99 workers

29.85

50.98

77.48

113.08

157.81

115.50

197.26

307.64

479.38

727.94

100 workers or more

21.91

42.56

65.92

101.21

143.10

88.15

161.00

257.16

397.85

578.31

    100 to 499 workers

25.00

44.10

69.67

103.78

142.00

90.32

169.38

276.62

411.69

603.31

    500 workers or more

20.91

40.00

63.40

98.27

143.64

87.30

156.00

242.00

380.37

562.23

Geographic areas

New England

34.59

60.09

100.34

140.03

190.01

117.51

199.84

295.00

405.32

562.82

Middle Atlantic

21.67

43.66

68.88

106.33

148.92

63.91

153.61

247.24

373.70

644.87

East North Central

27.00

43.40

67.58

104.50

154.13

70.00

133.44

229.90

363.01

545.61

West North Central

25.89

48.33

69.23

102.18

148.79

103.95

162.76

274.95

430.86

624.54

South Atlantic

29.08

49.79

74.70

106.80

144.50

130.08

190.46

303.58

479.30

655.31

East South Central

18.00

40.00

72.30

115.99

181.32

103.29

186.49

297.00

506.81

573.00

West South Central

29.00

48.75

72.00

106.20

151.06

149.28

232.86

340.27

490.32

689.50

Mountain

21.45

43.52

73.17

104.99

150.00

104.64

190.00

284.72

448.30

671.55

Pacific

18.50

40.10

67.98

106.50

152.02

77.00

150.00

260.89

440.28

646.01

1Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation.

2The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position within each published series. For example, at the 50th percentile or median, half of participating workers pay the same as or more than the premium shown, and half pay the same as or less than the premium shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of participating workers pay the same or less than the premium shown. The remaining percentiles follow the same logic.