Table I.G.3 Employer cost distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2018
  Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
Single coverage
Average (mean) 5,288    5,736    5,322    4,838    5,256    5,371    5,316    5,282   
10th percentile 2,700    2,100    2,300    2,100    2,400    3,100    2,200    2,900   
25th percentile 3,800    3,400    3,600    3,200    3,700    4,200    3,400    3,900   
50th percentile (median) 5,100    5,100    5,000    4,600    5,100    5,300    4,800    5,100   
75th percentile 6,500    7,400    6,600    6,000    6,600    6,500    6,600    6,500   
90th percentile 8,000    10,000    8,900    7,900    8,300    7,700    9,000    7,800   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 9,791    10,511    8,343    8,109    9,436    10,211    9,027    9,891   
10th percentile 4,400    3,400    2,400    2,800    3,600    5,700    3,000    4,800   
25th percentile 7,100    5,400    4,600    4,400    6,100    7,800    4,800    7,300   
50th percentile (median) 9,700    9,500    7,100    7,400    9,300    10,000    8,000    9,900   
75th percentile 12,000    15,000    11,000    11,000    12,000    12,000    12,000    12,000   
90th percentile 15,000    18,000    16,000    15,000    15,000    15,000    17,000    15,000   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 14,134    13,758    12,471    11,329    13,502    14,889    12,443    14,371   
10th percentile 6,000    3,400    3,400    3,000    4,500    8,800    3,200    6,700   
25th percentile 10,000    7,300    5,900    5,500    8,900    12,000    6,000    11,000   
50th percentile (median) 14,000    13,000    11,000    10,000    13,000    15,000    11,000    14,000   
75th percentile 18,000    19,000    17,000    16,000    18,000    18,000    17,000    18,000   
90th percentile 21,000    25,000    24,000    21,000    21,000    21,000    24,000    21,000   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Dollar amounts have been rounded for confidentiality reasons.

 

Table I.G.3 Standard errors for employer cost distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2018
  Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
Single coverage
Average (mean) 31.33    133.01    107.71    75.63    79.73    40.82    62.40    35.51   
10th percentile 46.73    93.06    100.69    91.38    141.06    21.77    66.96    48.97   
25th percentile 30.61    128.67    84.04    67.92    70.69    41.55    69.02    41.84   
50th percentile (median) 32.19    163.43    99.78    90.51    70.77    43.35    51.26    41.74   
75th percentile 43.95    161.09    196.53    73.74    110.71    50.93    106.58    46.32   
90th percentile 78.17    307.73    300.87    189.36    164.63    84.19    166.82    62.51   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 70.44    418.74    306.40    190.70    167.02    88.50    196.85    75.33   
10th percentile 99.06    161.05    324.07    138.56    186.63    119.86    119.32    140.51   
25th percentile 72.35    409.36    272.65    202.84    202.84    128.21    140.04    88.54   
50th percentile (median) 77.10    489.80    261.07    245.02    159.05    88.43    257.01    76.07   
75th percentile 94.35    617.37    494.67    272.03    201.55    118.78    321.16    101.70   
90th percentile 165.07    1,126.54    843.98    545.45    363.91    210.26    480.09    145.04   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 109.67    520.32    523.15    339.49    293.15    128.41    287.44    118.06   
10th percentile 159.09    529.39    327.89    153.29    314.86    239.48    175.26    184.76   
25th percentile 161.58    611.61    500.97    276.49    451.84    142.95    267.68    163.13   
50th percentile (median) 89.71    745.28    609.76    444.99    318.70    158.82    349.09    104.88   
75th percentile 101.46    683.22    801.98    457.64    280.47    136.64    338.69    112.28   
90th percentile 180.58    1,412.09    1,584.88    659.53    423.20    283.32    737.48    254.09   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.