How Much Does Health Insurance Cost Employers? 
How much does health insurance cost employers ? In the 25 years I have been in the insurance business the cost of health insurance has risen just about every year . When I began the cost of providing health insurance and other benefits to employees ran about 5 % or less of payroll . In other words the cost of giving everybody health insurance was about equal to to 5 % of the sum total of everyone 's take home pay . Now nationally I believe that cost is around 15 % of payroll today . 