Benefits Benchmarking: Designing Competitive Programs—April 2026

Benefits Benchmarking: Designing Competitive Programs—April 2026

DEI Research People and Culture
Pages:36 pages25 min read

Author: Diogo Borba, Liz Marcil

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The survey findings of Benefits Benchmarking are intended to help employers benchmark their programs against peers, identify best practices, and inform benefits decisions in a context of rising costs and evolving workforce needs.

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Benefits Benchmarking 2026: Insights for Designing Competitive Benefits Programs

Benefits Benchmarking 2026: Insights for Designing Competitive Benefits Programs summarizes the results of our Benefits Benchmarking 2025 survey. The findings are intended to help employers benchmark their programs against peers, identify best practices, and inform benefits decisions in a context of rising costs and evolving workforce needs.

Do organizations rank improving benefits communication and employee understanding of coverage as a key strategic priority? Are benefits for part-time employees becoming the norm, not the exception? What percentage of organizations fully cover premiums for both extending health and dental plans at the family level? What percentage of organizations have health spending accounts? And what does the picture look like for gender-inclusive benefits access? Read the impact paper for our full analysis.

Key findings
About this research
Benefits strategy: Insights from employers
Managing increasing benefits costs
Benchmarking employer-provided benefits
Final thoughts
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Respondent profile
Appendix C: Participating organizations
Appendix D: Bibliography

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