Average Workers' Compensation Costs

(per $100 of payroll)

Description

This variable highlights the 2022 Workers’ Compensation Index Rate (cost per $100 of payroll). This survey is conducted biennially by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Current (2025)

Current values and ranks for the 2025 edition of Rich States, Poor States.

Average Workers' Compensation Costs Rank

Worst Best

ME 42

VT 45

NH 32

WA 27

ID 35

MT 36

ND 1

MN 39

IL 32

WI 42

MI 13

NY 47

RI 40

MA 19

OR 10

NV 13

WY 44

SD 26

IA 37

IN 6

OH 4

PA 24

NJ 50

CT 41

CA 48

UT 6

CO 10

NE 22

MO 38

KY 5

WV 2

VA 15

MD 18

DE 28

AZ 8

NM 24

KS 16

AR 3

TN 17

NC 21

SC 29

OK 34

LA 46

MS 12

AL 31

GA 20

AK 30

HI 49

TX 9

FL 23

State	Value	Rank
Alabama	$1.38	31^st
Alaska	$1.37	30^th
Arizona	$0.87	8^th
Arkansas	$0.65	3^rd
California	$2.26	48^th
Colorado	$0.93	10^th
Connecticut	$1.64	41^st
Delaware	$1.34	28^th
Florida	$1.26	23^rd
Georgia	$1.15	20^th
Hawaii	$2.27	49^th
Idaho	$1.43	35^th
Illinois	$1.39	32^nd
Indiana	$0.86	6^th
Iowa	$1.52	37^th
Kansas	$1.02	16^th
Kentucky	$0.83	5^th
Louisiana	$2.13	46^th
Maine	$1.67	42^nd
Maryland	$1.04	18^th
Massachusetts	$1.05	19^th
Michigan	$1.00	13^th
Minnesota	$1.55	39^th
Mississippi	$0.98	12^th
Missouri	$1.54	38^th
Montana	$1.46	36^th
Nebraska	$1.25	22^nd
Nevada	$1.00	13^th
New Hampshire	$1.39	32^nd
New Jersey	$2.44	50^th
New Mexico	$1.27	24^th
New York	$2.15	47^th
North Carolina	$1.16	21^st
North Dakota	$0.58	1^st
Ohio	$0.77	4^th
Oklahoma	$1.41	34^th
Oregon	$0.93	10^th
Pennsylvania	$1.27	24^th
Rhode Island	$1.62	40^th
South Carolina	$1.35	29^th
South Dakota	$1.30	26^th
Tennessee	$1.03	17^th
Texas	$0.88	9^th
Utah	$0.86	6^th
Vermont	$1.98	45^th
Virginia	$1.01	15^th
Washington	$1.31	27^th
West Virginia	$0.63	2^nd
Wisconsin	$1.67	42^nd
Wyoming	$1.86	44^th

U.S. Trends

Overview of states' Average Workers' Compensation Costs over time.

Historical Ranks

Historical state ranks for Average Workers' Compensation Costs across editions of the Rich States, Poor States.

State	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Alabama	42^nd	42^nd	42^nd	41^st	41^st	30^th	30^th	22^nd	22^nd	26^th	26^th	22^nd	22^nd	21^st	21^st	31^st	31^st	31^st
Alaska	50^th	50^th	50^th	49^th	49^th	50^th	50^th	46^th	46^th	46^th	46^th	47^th	47^th	41^st	41^st	30^th	30^th	30^th
Arizona	6^th	7^th	7^th	13^th	13^th	14^th	14^th	14^th	14^th	13^th	13^th	11^th	11^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th
Arkansas	4^th	5^th	5^th	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	2^nd	2^nd	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd
California	49^th	37^th	37^th	46^th	46^th	48^th	48^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	49^th	49^th	47^th	47^th	48^th	48^th	48^th
Colorado	23^rd	9^th	9^th	4^th	4^th	8^th	8^th	10^th	10^th	16^th	16^th	16^th	16^th	18^th	18^th	10^th	10^th	10^th
Connecticut	37^th	31^st	31^st	45^th	45^th	49^th	49^th	49^th	49^th	46^th	46^th	44^th	44^th	45^th	45^th	41^st	41^st	41^st
Delaware	48^th	43^rd	43^rd	17^th	17^th	21^st	21^st	42^nd	42^nd	45^th	45^th	46^th	46^th	44^th	44^th	28^th	28^th	28^th
Florida	45^th	23^rd	23^rd	11^th	11^th	22^nd	22^nd	23^rd	23^rd	18^th	18^th	30^th	30^th	24^th	24^th	23^rd	23^rd	23^rd
Georgia	11^th	26^th	26^th	27^th	27^th	24^th	24^th	19^th	19^th	24^th	24^th	45^th	45^th	36^th	36^th	20^th	20^th	20^th
Hawaii	36^th	16^th	16^th	11^th	11^th	16^th	16^th	24^th	24^th	34^th	34^th	38^th	38^th	46^th	46^th	49^th	49^th	49^th
Idaho	20^th	18^th	18^th	22^nd	22^nd	32^nd	32^nd	37^th	37^th	23^rd	23^rd	30^th	30^th	32^nd	32^nd	35^th	35^th	35^th
Illinois	31^st	40^th	40^th	48^th	48^th	47^th	47^th	44^th	44^th	43^rd	43^rd	29^th	29^th	27^th	27^th	32^nd	32^nd	32^nd
Indiana	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	3^rd	3^rd	6^th	6^th	6^th
Iowa	7^th	11^th	11^th	15^th	15^th	26^th	26^th	27^th	27^th	27^th	27^th	21^st	21^st	30^th	30^th	37^th	37^th	37^th
Kansas	9^th	10^th	10^th	8^th	8^th	10^th	10^th	12^th	12^th	10^th	10^th	6^th	6^th	12^th	12^th	16^th	16^th	16^th
Kentucky	47^th	43^rd	43^rd	36^th	36^th	29^th	29^th	11^th	11^th	15^th	15^th	18^th	18^th	13^th	13^th	5^th	5^th	5^th
Louisiana	40^th	39^th	39^th	26^th	26^th	36^th	36^th	41^st	41^st	41^st	41^st	41^st	41^st	43^rd	43^rd	46^th	46^th	46^th
Maine	43^rd	45^th	45^th	43^rd	43^rd	41^st	41^st	38^th	38^th	37^th	37^th	32^nd	32^nd	35^th	35^th	42^nd	42^nd	42^nd
Maryland	12^th	8^th	8^th	9^th	9^th	17^th	17^th	16^th	16^th	13^th	13^th	12^th	12^th	14^th	14^th	18^th	18^th	18^th
Massachusetts	5^th	3^rd	3^rd	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	4^th	4^th	8^th	8^th	13^th	13^th	16^th	16^th	19^th	19^th	19^th
Michigan	13^th	20^th	20^th	28^th	28^th	19^th	19^th	17^th	17^th	17^th	17^th	14^th	14^th	14^th	14^th	13^th	13^th	13^th
Minnesota	31^st	27^th	27^th	35^th	35^th	34^th	34^th	31^st	31^st	29^th	29^th	23^rd	23^rd	34^th	34^th	39^th	39^th	39^th
Mississippi	20^th	27^th	27^th	20^th	20^th	9^th	9^th	13^th	13^th	22^nd	22^nd	20^th	20^th	17^th	17^th	12^th	12^th	12^th
Missouri	27^th	23^rd	23^rd	18^th	18^th	15^th	15^th	30^th	30^th	31^st	31^st	24^th	24^th	37^th	37^th	38^th	38^th	38^th
Montana	46^th	49^th	49^th	50^th	50^th	43^rd	43^rd	40^th	40^th	40^th	40^th	38^th	38^th	39^th	39^th	36^th	36^th	36^th
Nebraska	19^th	20^th	20^th	21^st	21^st	18^th	18^th	21^st	21^st	19^th	19^th	25^th	25^th	25^th	25^th	22^nd	22^nd	22^nd
Nevada	22^nd	33^rd	33^rd	30^th	30^th	5^th	5^th	6^th	6^th	9^th	9^th	8^th	8^th	9^th	9^th	13^th	13^th	13^th
New Hampshire	33^rd	46^th	46^th	41^st	41^st	42^nd	42^nd	39^th	39^th	34^th	34^th	25^th	25^th	23^rd	23^rd	32^nd	32^nd	32^nd
New Jersey	29^th	35^th	35^th	44^th	44^th	44^th	44^th	48^th	48^th	49^th	49^th	48^th	48^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th
New Mexico	25^th	20^th	20^th	19^th	19^th	24^th	24^th	31^st	31^st	31^st	31^st	17^th	17^th	22^nd	22^nd	24^th	24^th	24^th
New York	41^st	32^nd	32^nd	38^th	38^th	46^th	46^th	47^th	47^th	48^th	48^th	50^th	50^th	49^th	49^th	47^th	47^th	47^th
North Carolina	15^th	29^th	29^th	28^th	28^th	26^th	26^th	24^th	24^th	29^th	29^th	32^nd	32^nd	20^th	20^th	21^st	21^st	21^st
North Dakota	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st
Ohio	39^th	48^th	48^th	34^th	34^th	23^rd	23^rd	18^th	18^th	11^th	11^th	15^th	15^th	11^th	11^th	4^th	4^th	4^th
Oklahoma	38^th	41^st	41^st	47^th	47^th	45^th	45^th	45^th	45^th	43^rd	43^rd	27^th	27^th	38^th	38^th	34^th	34^th	34^th
Oregon	10^th	13^th	13^th	10^th	10^th	12^th	12^th	8^th	8^th	7^th	7^th	6^th	6^th	7^th	7^th	10^th	10^th	10^th
Pennsylvania	34^th	36^th	36^th	37^th	37^th	39^th	39^th	34^th	37^th	25^th	25^th	34^th	34^th	31^st	31^st	24^th	24^th	24^th
Rhode Island	30^th	25^th	25^th	23^rd	23^rd	31^st	31^st	31^st	31^st	42^nd	42^nd	43^rd	43^rd	42^nd	42^nd	40^th	40^th	40^th
South Carolina	27^th	38^th	38^th	39^th	39^th	35^th	35^th	34^th	34^th	33^rd	33^rd	37^th	37^th	32^nd	32^nd	29^th	29^th	29^th
South Dakota	8^th	16^th	16^th	23^rd	23^rd	28^th	28^th	26^th	26^th	19^th	19^th	28^th	28^th	28^th	28^th	26^th	26^th	26^th
Tennessee	26^th	30^th	30^th	31^st	31^st	32^nd	32^nd	29^th	29^th	21^st	21^st	19^th	19^th	10^th	10^th	17^th	17^th	17^th
Texas	35^th	34^th	34^th	39^th	39^th	13^th	13^th	15^th	15^th	11^th	11^th	9^th	9^th	6^th	6^th	9^th	9^th	9^th
Utah	14^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	7^th	7^th	6^th	6^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	6^th	6^th	6^th
Vermont	44^th	47^th	47^th	33^rd	33^rd	37^th	37^th	43^rd	43^rd	37^th	37^th	42^nd	42^nd	48^th	48^th	45^th	45^th	45^th
Virginia	3^rd	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	5^th	5^th	10^th	10^th	19^th	19^th	15^th	15^th	15^th
Washington	15^th	14^th	14^th	25^th	25^th	38^th	38^th	34^th	34^th	36^th	36^th	35^th	35^th	29^th	29^th	27^th	27^th	27^th
West Virginia	18^th	11^th	11^th	16^th	16^th	11^th	11^th	8^th	8^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd
Wisconsin	17^th	18^th	18^th	32^nd	32^nd	39^th	39^th	28^th	28^th	39^th	39^th	40^th	40^th	40^th	40^th	42^nd	42^nd	42^nd
Wyoming	23^rd	15^th	15^th	14^th	14^th	20^th	20^th	20^th	20^th	28^th	28^th	35^th	35^th	25^th	25^th	44^th	44^th	44^th

Historical Values

Historical values for Average Workers' Compensation Costs. The years listed correspond to the actual data years, not necessarily the publication of Rich States, Poor States.

State	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2017	2018	2021	2022
Alabama	$3.17	$2.90	$2.45	$1.97	$1.81	$1.85	$1.85	$1.65	$1.33	$1.38
Alaska	$5.00	$3.97	$3.10	$3.01	$2.68	$2.74	$2.74	$2.51	$1.86	$1.37
Arizona	$1.73	$1.67	$1.71	$1.61	$1.60	$1.50	$1.50	$1.30	$1.05	$0.87
Arkansas	$1.59	$1.61	$1.18	$1.19	$1.08	$1.06	$1.06	$0.90	$0.72	$0.65
California	$4.13	$2.72	$2.68	$2.92	$3.48	$3.24	$3.24	$2.87	$2.16	$2.26
Colorado	$2.40	$1.76	$1.39	$1.42	$1.50	$1.56	$1.56	$1.43	$1.25	$0.93
Connecticut	$2.90	$2.46	$2.55	$2.99	$2.87	$2.74	$2.74	$2.20	$1.99	$1.64
Delaware	$3.91	$2.96	$1.85	$1.77	$2.31	$2.32	$2.32	$2.50	$1.97	$1.34
Florida	$3.32	$2.20	$1.70	$1.82	$1.82	$1.66	$1.66	$1.81	$1.41	$1.26
Georgia	$2.02	$2.29	$2.08	$1.88	$1.75	$1.80	$1.80	$2.27	$1.64	$1.15
Hawaii	$2.89	$2.08	$1.70	$1.66	$1.85	$1.96	$1.96	$2.01	$2.08	$2.27
Idaho	$2.29	$2.12	$1.98	$2.02	$2.01	$1.79	$1.79	$1.81	$1.56	$1.43
Illinois	$2.69	$2.79	$3.05	$2.83	$2.35	$2.23	$2.23	$1.80	$1.46	$1.39
Indiana	$1.24	$1.23	$1.16	$1.16	$1.06	$1.05	$1.05	$0.87	$0.77	$0.86
Iowa	$1.75	$1.86	$1.82	$1.90	$1.88	$1.86	$1.86	$1.64	$1.54	$1.52
Kansas	$1.84	$1.77	$1.55	$1.54	$1.55	$1.41	$1.41	$1.15	$1.12	$1.02
Kentucky	$3.78	$2.96	$2.29	$1.96	$1.51	$1.52	$1.52	$1.51	$1.13	$0.83
Louisiana	$3.10	$2.76	$2.06	$2.06	$2.23	$2.11	$2.11	$2.05	$1.95	$2.13
Maine	$3.21	$3.04	$2.52	$2.24	$2.15	$2.02	$2.02	$1.84	$1.62	$1.67
Maryland	$2.03	$1.72	$1.63	$1.68	$1.64	$1.50	$1.50	$1.33	$1.14	$1.04
Massachusetts	$1.70	$1.39	$1.54	$1.37	$1.17	$1.29	$1.29	$1.37	$1.17	$1.05
Michigan	$2.05	$2.15	$2.12	$1.73	$1.68	$1.57	$1.57	$1.38	$1.14	$1.00
Minnesota	$2.69	$2.33	$2.27	$2.03	$1.99	$1.91	$1.91	$1.67	$1.61	$1.55
Mississippi	$2.29	$2.33	$1.96	$1.49	$1.59	$1.70	$1.70	$1.54	$1.20	$0.98
Missouri	$2.50	$2.20	$1.90	$1.62	$1.98	$1.92	$1.92	$1.68	$1.65	$1.54
Montana	$3.69	$3.50	$3.33	$2.50	$2.21	$2.10	$2.10	$2.01	$1.69	$1.46
Nebraska	$2.25	$2.15	$1.97	$1.71	$1.78	$1.67	$1.67	$1.70	$1.44	$1.25
Nevada	$2.36	$2.58	$2.13	$1.33	$1.26	$1.31	$1.31	$1.18	$1.07	$1.00
New Hampshire	$2.75	$3.06	$2.45	$2.40	$2.18	$1.96	$1.96	$1.70	$1.37	$1.39
New Jersey	$2.52	$2.66	$2.53	$2.74	$2.82	$2.92	$2.92	$2.84	$2.52	$2.44
New Mexico	$2.41	$2.15	$1.91	$1.88	$1.99	$1.92	$1.92	$1.50	$1.34	$1.27
New York	$3.15	$2.55	$2.34	$2.82	$2.75	$2.83	$2.83	$3.08	$2.23	$2.15
North Carolina	$2.17	$2.43	$2.12	$1.90	$1.85	$1.91	$1.91	$1.84	$1.31	$1.16
North Dakota	$1.10	$1.08	$1.02	$1.01	$0.88	$0.89	$0.89	$0.82	$0.67	$0.58
Ohio	$3.00	$3.32	$2.24	$1.84	$1.74	$1.45	$1.45	$1.40	$1.11	$0.77
Oklahoma	$2.96	$2.89	$2.87	$2.77	$2.55	$2.23	$2.23	$1.71	$1.66	$1.41
Oregon	$1.97	$1.88	$1.69	$1.58	$1.37	$1.28	$1.28	$1.15	$1.00	$0.93
Pennsylvania	$2.80	$2.68	$2.32	$2.15	$2.00	$1.84	$1.84	$1.85	$1.55	$1.27
Rhode Island	$2.68	$2.26	$2.02	$1.99	$1.99	$2.20	$2.20	$2.19	$1.93	$1.62
South Carolina	$2.50	$2.74	$2.38	$2.04	$2.00	$1.94	$1.94	$1.95	$1.56	$1.35
South Dakota	$1.83	$2.08	$2.02	$1.91	$1.86	$1.67	$1.67	$1.73	$1.48	$1.30
Tennessee	$2.48	$2.44	$2.19	$2.02	$1.95	$1.68	$1.68	$1.52	$1.09	$1.03
Texas	$2.84	$2.61	$2.38	$1.60	$1.61	$1.45	$1.45	$1.21	$0.98	$0.88
Utah	$2.06	$1.63	$1.46	$1.35	$1.31	$1.27	$1.27	$1.06	$0.85	$0.86
Vermont	$3.24	$3.14	$2.22	$2.07	$2.33	$2.02	$2.02	$2.09	$2.21	$1.98
Virginia	$1.52	$1.43	$1.39	$1.20	$1.17	$1.24	$1.24	$1.28	$1.28	$1.01
Washington	$2.17	$1.98	$2.04	$2.11	$2.00	$1.97	$1.97	$1.87	$1.53	$1.31
West Virginia	$2.20	$1.86	$1.84	$1.55	$1.37	$1.22	$1.22	$1.01	$0.79	$0.63
Wisconsin	$2.18	$2.12	$2.21	$2.15	$1.92	$2.06	$2.06	$2.02	$1.74	$1.67
Wyoming	$2.40	$2.06	$1.79	$1.74	$1.76	$1.87	$1.87	$1.87	$1.44	$1.86

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