Figure A Version 5
For workers, insurance premium contributions are taking a bigger bite of earnings: Average annual earnings for the bottom 90 percent and worker contributions to ESI premiums, 1999–2016
| Year | SSA average earnings of B90% | Single worker contributions | Family worker contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $22,651 | 318 | 1,543 |
| 2000 | 23,854 | 334 | 1,619 |
| 2001 | 24,636 | 355 | 1,787 |
| 2002 | 24,989 | 466 | 2,137 |
| 2003 | 25,572 | 508 | 2,412 |
| 2004 | 26,255 | 558 | 2,661 |
| 2005 | 26,994 | 610 | 2,713 |
| 2006 | 28,055 | 627 | 2,973 |
| 2007 | 29,079 | 694 | 3,281 |
| 2008 | 30,042 | 721 | 3,354 |
| 2009 | 29,909 | 779 | 3,515 |
| 2010 | 30,205 | 899 | 3,997 |
| 2011 | 30,984 | 921 | 4,129 |
| 2012 | 31,682 | 951 | 4,316 |
| 2013 | 32,283 | 999 | 4,565 |
| 2014 | 33,269 | 1,081 | 4,823 |
| 2015 | 34,471 | 1,071 | 4,955 |
| 2016 | 35,083 | 1,129 | 5,277 |
Sources: Data on ESI premiums comes from the Kaiser Family Foundation (2017) Employer Benefits Survey. Data on average annual earnings for the bottom 90 percent are author’s analysis of data from the Social Security Administration 2017, updated using the methods of Mishel and Kroeger 2016.