Table 50. Dental care benefits: Amount of annual plan maximum,(1) state and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 (All workers participating in dental care plans = 100 percent) Amount of annual plan maximum With With no Not Characteristics Total annual 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th annual determin- maximum percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- maximum able le le le le le (median) All workers............................. 100 85 $1,000 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,000 14 1 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 86 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 13 2 Professional and related.............. 100 86 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 13 2 Teachers............................ 100 85 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 12 2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 100 85 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 12 3 Service................................. 100 84 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,200 15 1 Protective service.................... 100 82 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 17 1 Sales and office........................ 100 84 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 15 1 Office and administrative support..... 100 84 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 16 1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 87 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 12 1 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 78 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 20 2 Full time............................... 100 85 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 14 1 Part time............................... 100 84 1,000 1,250 1,500 2,000 2,000 15 1 Union................................... 100 82 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,500 17 2 Nonunion................................ 100 89 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 10 1 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 86 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,800 2,000 13 1 Lowest 10 percent................... 100 87 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 11 2 Second 25 percent..................... 100 85 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 15 1 Third 25 percent...................... 100 84 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,200 15 1 Highest 25 percent.................... 100 85 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,500 14 2 Highest 10 percent.................. 100 82 1,000 1,300 1,500 2,000 2,500 16 2 Establishment characteristic Service-providing industries............ 100 85 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 14 1 Education and health services......... 100 86 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 13 2 Educational services................ 100 86 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 13 2 Elementary and secondary schools.. 100 84 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 13 2 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 89 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,500 11 (3) Health care and social assistance... 100 86 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 14 (3) Hospitals......................... 100 88 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 11 (3) Public administration................. 100 84 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 15 1 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 87 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 12 2 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 82 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 – – 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 92 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 6 1 100 workers or more..................... 100 85 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 14 1 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 90 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 9 1 500 workers or more................... 100 83 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 16 1 State government........................ 100 87 1,000 1,200 1,700 2,000 2,500 13 – Local government........................ 100 84 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 14 2 Geographic area New England............................. 100 81 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 16 3 Middle Atlantic......................... 100 79 1,000 1,000 1,700 2,500 2,500 21 1 East North Central...................... 100 89 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,500 9 2 West North Central...................... 100 96 – 1,000 1,500 1,500 1,800 – – South Atlantic.......................... 100 85 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 14 2 East South Central...................... 100 91 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,800 – – West South Central...................... 100 80 1,000 1,250 1,500 2,000 2,000 15 5 Mountain................................ 100 93 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 7 (3) Pacific................................. 100 81 1,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 2,200 19 (3) 1 Includes all covered dental procedures except orthodontia. Coverage for dental procedures may be subject to scheduled allowance, deductible, or coinsurance provisions, in addition to annual plan maximum. If separate annual maximums applied to different dental procedures, the sum of the maximum was tabulated. 2 The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010." See Technical Note for more details. 3 Less than 0.5. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20102011.htm.