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Compare your employee benefits

Your benefits compared with how often employers in your industry offer each one, using national figures. Shows where you lead and where you trail.

Built from BLS National Compensation Survey incidence rates by industry

Public BLS figures: the share of private-industry workers nationally with access to each benefit, published by industry. No employer-level data is involved, so no aggregation floor applies here; the written gap report, which does touch employer data, is the surface that carries one.

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Programs that fit this work

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  • Tri-Share Childcare Model IHC Local

    Innovative cost-sharing model where childcare costs are split three ways: employer, employee, and state/county. Reduces family childcare burden by 65%. Pilot opportunities available in Hamilton County.

    Who qualifies: Any employer interested in subsidizing employee childcare costs. Model proven in Michigan (195 employers, 65% family cost reduction) and piloting in Indiana (No…

  • Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA) IRS Federal

    Tax-advantaged benefit allowing employees to set aside up to $7,500/year (2026) pre-tax for childcare expenses. Saves employers 7.65% in FICA taxes on every dollar contributed.

    Who qualifies: Any employer offering a cafeteria plan (Section 125). Employees with children under 13 or dependent adults requiring care.

  • Section 45F Employer Child Care Tax Credit IRS Federal

    Federal tax credit for employers that pay for employee childcare. For tax years starting in 2026: 40% of qualified childcare costs (50% for eligible small businesses) plus 10% of resource and referral costs, up to $500,000 a year ($600,000 for small businesses). Tax years 2025 and earlier: 25%, up to $150,000.

    Who qualifies: Any employer that incurs qualified childcare facility expenditures or qualified childcare resource and referral expenditures for their employees.

  • Indiana Employer Child Care Expenditure Credit DOR State

    Indiana state tax credit for employers that spend on childcare for their workers. For tax years beginning in 2026, employers with 500 or fewer employees qualify (100 or fewer for 2024 and 2025). Qualifying spending now includes facility costs, operating costs, contracts with licensed Indiana facilities or an intermediary, and resource-and-referral services.

    Who qualifies: Indiana employers with 500 or fewer employees (tax years beginning in 2026; 100 or fewer for 2024 and 2025) that incur qualified childcare expenditures for empl…

  • Section 127 Employer Educational Assistance IRS Federal

    Employers can provide up to $5,250 a year tax-free per employee for tuition, fees, books and student loan payments. The student loan part was made permanent by P.L. 119-21 (July 2025).

    Who qualifies: Any employer with a written Section 127 educational assistance plan. Employees receiving the benefit. Cannot discriminate in favor of highly compensated employe…

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