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Retail Trade Stores Dental Benefits Benchmarks

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Retail Trade Stores Employee Benefits Overview

Updated November 2026

Dental plans typically feature predictable costs and high employee participation rates, making them a staple of most benefit packages.

Our database includes 417 retail trade stores employers offering 401 verified benefit plans. DPPO plans dominate, offered by 90% of employers. Fully-Insured funding is the predominant model, used by 90% of industry employers. Most employers offer one plan to employees (57%).

Dental benchmarks cover preventive care coverage, basic and major service cost-sharing, and annual maximums.

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Retail Trade Stores plan design & cost benchmarks

In-Network Cost Sharing: sample layout
In-Network Benefits
LimitedBalancedRobust
Your Plan
Individual Deductible
$33
$52
$70
$5252Bal
Family Deductible
$90
$156
$195
$15652Bal
Annual Maximum
$1,278
$1,885
$2,358
$1,88552Bal
Ortho Lifetime Maximum
$1,067
$1,489
$1,978
$1,48952Bal
Preventive Coverage
81%
90%
99%
90%52Bal
Basic Coverage
72%
75%
80%
75%52Bal
Major Coverage
51%
54%
59%
54%52Bal

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Real plan-design and cost benchmarks for retail trade stores, with percentile rankings and exportable data.

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In-Network Cost Sharing

Deductibles, copays, coinsurance & out-of-pocket maximums

Employee Contributions

Monthly employee premium contributions by tier

Gross Premium Rates

Total monthly premium costs by coverage tier

Plus full benchmarks for Life, Voluntary Life, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and Stop-Loss.

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Plan Type Mix

% of employers offering each

VERIFIED
DPPO90%
DMO10%

Plan Funding

% of employers by funding

VERIFIED
Fully-Insured90%
Self-Insured10%
Level-Funded0%

Plans Offered

% of employers by plan count

VERIFIED
One Plan57%
Two Plans33%
Three or More Plans10%

Retail Trade Stores Benefits Landscape

Industry trends and benchmarking considerations

Retail employers face unique benefits challenges with large, often part-time workforces and thin margins. Our benchmarking data shows fully-insured plans predominate in this sector, with many retailers offering limited plan options to manage administrative complexity. However, major retailers increasingly compete on benefits to attract hourly workers in tight labor markets.

Key Trends

Fully-Insured Dominance

Retail employers in our database predominantly use fully-insured plans, prioritizing cost predictability and administrative simplicity.

Single or Dual Plan Offerings

Unlike professional services, most retailers offer one or two plan options rather than multiple tiers.

Hourly Workforce Considerations

Benefits eligibility thresholds and waiting periods are key differentiators in retail—our data shows significant variation in these policies.

Benchmarking Considerations

Retail benefits benchmarks should account for workforce composition. Retailers with high full-time ratios show different patterns than those relying on part-time staff. Consider eligibility requirements when comparing.

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