84 / 138
Benchmarking │ Cost
22%
22%
25%
27%
23%
24%
18%
26%
29%
39%
32%
35%
30%
28%
Manufacturing Wholesale/
Resale
Services
Trans./ Comm./
Utilities
Health Care Financial Services Government
Average Employee Contribution
as a Percent of Premium (PPO/POS)
Single Family
$11,635
$11,012
$11,973
$11,920
$11,271
$12,288
$10,000
$10,500
$11,000
$11,500
$12,000
$12,500
All Employers
Small Employers (10-499
employees)
Large Employers (500+
employees)
Average Total Health Benefit Cost Per Employee
2015
2016
Source: Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored
Health Plans, 2015 (released in 2016)