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For workers, insurance premiums are rising much faster than wages: Average annual earnings of the bottom 90 percent and premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance, 1999–2016
| Year | Average bottom 90% earnings | Family health premiums | Single health premiums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $22,651 | $5,791 | $2,196 |
| 2000 | 23,854 | 6,438 | 2,471 |
| 2001 | 24,636 | 7,061 | 2,689 |
| 2002 | 24,989 | 8,003 | 3,083 |
| 2003 | 25,572 | 9,068 | 3,383 |
| 2004 | 26,255 | 9,950 | 3,695 |
| 2005 | 26,994 | 10,880 | 4,024 |
| 2006 | 28,055 | 11,480 | 4,242 |
| 2007 | 29,079 | 12,106 | 4,479 |
| 2008 | 30,042 | 12,680 | 4,704 |
| 2009 | 29,909 | 13,375 | 4,824 |
| 2010 | 30,205 | 13,770 | 5,049 |
| 2011 | 30,984 | 15,073 | 5,429 |
| 2012 | 31,682 | 15,745 | 5,615 |
| 2013 | 32,283 | 16,351 | 5,884 |
| 2014 | 33,269 | 16,834 | 6,025 |
| 2015 | 34,471 | 17,545 | 6,251 |
| 2016 | 35,083 | 18,142 | 6,435 |
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.
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