On average, residents of Mississippi, New Mexico and Florida spend more than 10% of their annual salaries on health insurance premiums for coverage provided by their employer, according to AHIP's 2024 "Coverage at Work" report published in July.
The report included data for self-funded and fully insured employers.
States ranked by average employee contributions to premiums as share of median income:
Mississippi: 12.7%
New Mexico: 10.8%
Florida: 10.4%
Louisiana: 9.8%
Nevada: 9.4%
South Carolina: 9%
Oklahoma: 8.9%
Texas: 8.7%
Delaware: 8.4%
North Carolina: 8.3%
Arkansas: 8.3%
Alabama: 8.1%
Georgia: 8.1%
Missouri: 7.9%
Kansas: 7.6%
Maine: 7.6%
Kentucky: 7.5%
Idaho: 7.4%
Iowa: 7.4%
Tennessee: 7.3%
Arizona: 7.2%
South Dakota: 7.1%
West Virginia: 7.1%
Wyoming: 6.8%
Nebraska: 6.7%
Alaska: 6.6%
New York: 6.6%
California: 6.3%
Montana: 6.3%
North Dakota: 6.3%
Illinois: 6.2%
Oregon: 6.2%
Virginia: 6.2%
New Jersey: 6.1%
Ohio: 6.1%
Vermont: 6.1%
Colorado: 6%
Pennsylvania: 6%
Wisconsin: 5.8%
Rhode Island: 5.6%
Hawaii: 5.6%
Maryland: 5.6%
Indiana: 5.5%
Washington, D.C: 5.5%
Michigan: 5.4%
Connecticut: 5.3%
Minnesota: 5.2%
Utah: 5.2%
Massachusetts: 5.1%
New Hampshire: 4.7%
Washington: 4.3%