MASSACHUSETTS STATS

• Most people in Massachusetts get health insurance through their employers or a family member's employer.  
• About 71% of Massachusetts-based employers provided health insurance to their staff in 2018. This is significantly higher than the national offer rate of 57%.
• Large firms in the state offer more health insurance than small firms. Specifically, 99% of large firms in Massachusetts offer health insurance, compared to 70% of small firms.
• Exactly 51% of employees in Massachusetts were covered in firms offering insurance.
• Of Massachusetts firms who offered health insurance, "36% offered insurance to their part-time employees. Overall, one in ten part-time employees enrolled in their employer’s health plan." 
• In Massachusetts, the "2018 average total monthly premium was $617 for single coverage and $1,687 for family coverage. The average percent employee contribution was 26% for single coverage and 30% for family coverage."
• About 77% of firms in Massachusetts only offered one type of health plan in 2018.

US STATS

• The most wanted employee benefits and incentives by US employees are health insurance (88%), "flexible work schedule (88%), paid time off (80%), bonuses (77%), dental insurance (71%), compressed work week (66% ), telecommuting (55%), retirement savings plan (48% ), Profit sharing plan (49% ), and sign on bonus (49%)."
• The most offered employee benefits and incentives by US employers are:
• "Health insurance: 69%  
• Paid time off: 67%
• Flexible work schedule: 62%
• Bonus: 44%
• Retirement savings plan: 42%
• Dental insurance: 37%
• Profit sharing plan: 33%
• Sign on bonus: 19%
• Compressed work week: 17%
•  Telecommuting: 14%" 

RESULTS OF INITIAL RESEARCH

• There is little to no information on the most wanted and the most offered employee benefits in Boston.
• Our initial research did not offer any results on relevant employee benefits statistics for Boston-based employers and employees.