A family of four with a $50,000 income and individual market or exchange coverage spends $8,800 per year (18% of their income) on health.

By Cynthia Cox

HHSC Charts


Posted: September 11, 2018

Direct Spending on Healthcare

A family of four with a $50,000 income and individual market or exchange coverage spends $8,800 per year (18% of their income) on health. This includes $4,100 (8% of their income) in out-of-pocket health spending, $3,300 (7% of their income) in health insurance premiums, and approximately $1,400 (3% of their income) in state and federal taxes that fund health programs.

Additional Contributions by Employers

In this scenario, we estimate that the employer is contributing an additional $750 in Medicare payroll taxes, not shown in the chart above.

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