| ME | AL | NH | VA | PA | LA | TN |
| WV | NE | SC | UT | IA | NM | MD |
| FL | GA | WI | AR | MA | ND | MO |
| MS | IN | AZ | RI | KY | VT | WY |
| SD | NY | TX | NJ | MN | DE | ID |
| KS | IL | NC | CT | CO | AK | NV |
| OH | OK | MT | MI | CA | WA | OR |
| DC | HI |
U.S. Average
Contribution to ESI: 2.59%
Remaining Wages: 97.41%
Employee Contribution to Full Cost of Individual Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance as a Share of Median Annual Wage
The employee contribution to the full cost of individual employer-sponsored health insurance measures the annual premium contribution paid by an employee for employee-only health insurance coverage.
Median annual wage is the measure of the annual salary (or hourly wage times hour worked) of the single individual at the exact middle of the wage distribution (half of the individuals in the sample make more, half make less).
The share of median annual wage spent on the employee’s contribution to an individual employer-sponsored health insurance plan measures what portion of an individual’s budget must be spent to pay their portion of an employer-sponsored insurance plan.
| Rank | State | Contribution to ESI | Remaining Wages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 3.74% | 96.26% |
| 2 | Alabama | 3.43% | 96.57% |
| 3 | West Virginia | 3.33% | 96.67% |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 3.19% | 96.81% |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3.15% | 96.85% |
| 6 | Florida | 3.11% | 96.89% |
| 7 | Virginia | 3.10% | 96.90% |
| 8 | South Carolina | 3.03% | 96.97% |
| 9 | Georgia | 3.01% | 96.99% |
| 10 | Mississippi | 2.99% | 97.01% |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 2.96% | 97.04% |
| 12 | Utah | 2.95% | 97.05% |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 2.94% | 97.06% |
| 14 | Indiana | 2.92% | 97.08% |
| 15 | South Dakota | 2.89% | 97.11% |
| 16 | Louisiana | 2.86% | 97.14% |
| 17 | Iowa | 2.85% | 97.15% |
| 18 | Arkansas | 2.82% | 97.18% |
| 19 | Arizona | 2.80% | 97.20% |
| 20 | New York | 2.74% | 97.26% |
| 21 | Kansas | 2.73% | 97.27% |
| 22 | Tennessee | 2.73% | 97.27% |
| 23 | New Mexico | 2.72% | 97.28% |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 2.71% | 97.29% |
| 25 | Rhode Island | 2.66% | 97.34% |
| 26 | Texas | 2.64% | 97.36% |
| 27 | Illinois | 2.60% | 97.40% |
| 28 | Ohio | 2.59% | 97.41% |
| 29 | Maryland | 2.58% | 97.42% |
| 30 | North Dakota | 2.54% | 97.46% |
| 31 | Kentucky | 2.53% | 97.47% |
| 32 | New Jersey | 2.52% | 97.48% |
| 33 | North Carolina | 2.52% | 97.48% |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 2.52% | 97.48% |
| 35 | Missouri | 2.52% | 97.48% |
| 36 | Vermont | 2.50% | 97.50% |
| 37 | Minnesota | 2.41% | 97.59% |
| 38 | Connecticut | 2.33% | 97.67% |
| 39 | Montana | 2.33% | 97.67% |
| 40 | Wyoming | 2.29% | 97.71% |
| 41 | Delaware | 2.23% | 97.77% |
| 42 | Colorado | 2.18% | 97.82% |
| 43 | Michigan | 2.07% | 97.93% |
| 44 | Idaho | 2.02% | 97.98% |
| 45 | Alaska | 1.94% | 98.06% |
| 46 | California | 1.93% | 98.07% |
| 47 | Nevada | 1.92% | 98.08% |
| 48 | Washington | 1.78% | 98.22% |
| 49 | Oregon | 1.76% | 98.24% |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 1.40% | 98.60% |
| 51 | Hawaii | 1.18% | 98.82% |