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FAQs About Benefits—Retirement Issues
What do retirement plans cost employers?
Return to Retirement Issues FAQ, Question 9
Employer Costs of Retirement Plans
Plan Cost
per Hour
Percentage
of Payroll
1991
$0.65
4.0%
1992
$0.67
3.9%
1993
$0.70
3.9%
1994
$0.73
4.0%
1995
$0.70
3.9%
1996
$0.75
4.0%
1997
$0.75
3.9%
1998
$0.75
3.8%
1999
$0.76
3.7%
2000
$0.77
3.6%
2001
$0.78
3.5%
2002
$0.80
3.5%
2003
$0.88
3.6%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
General Overview of Benefits
How much do benefits cost employers?
In aggregate, how much is spent on benefits in the United States?
What does the private sector spend on benefits?
What do state and local governments spend on benefits?
Retirement Issues
Where do people get income to finance their retirement?
Do retirees think their income is adequate?
What are the basic types of retirement plans?
How much money is in retirement accounts, and how is it held?
How many retirees receive work-related pensions?
Who is most likely to be receiving a pension?
What's the current trend on pension payments?
What portion of workers are accruing benefits in an employment-based retirement plan?
What do retirement plans cost employers?
What are the trends in retirement plan coverage in the United States?
What about personal saving for retirement?
Are the types of retirement plans changing?
What are the trends in defined benefit pension plans?
Health Spending and Insurance Issues
What has America spent on health care in recent years?
Is the average American spending a growing amount on health?
Are these averages indicative of what a typical family pays for medical care?
Has the amount Americans spend directly on health been growing?
Has responsibility for paying medical bills shifted over time?
What do workers and employers pay for employment-based coverage?
What do employers pay for health benefits as a percent of compensation?
How does this pattern compare with what's found in other nations?
Has the way health dollars are spent changed?
How many Americans have health insurance?
Where do Americans get their health insurance?
Which workers are most likely to have employment-based coverage?
Other Benefit Issues
What about Social Security?
What about Medicare?
How much do tax-advantaged benefits cost the U.S. Treasury?
What about domestic partner benefits?
How much is spent on flexible benefits?
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