Workers' Comp Rates for Public Works (Class Code 9088)
Description
Covers public works employees maintaining roads, bridges, water systems, and municipal infrastructure.
Common Businesses
City public works departmentsCounty road departmentsWater utility districtsMunicipal maintenance divisions
Hazard Group
E
National Avg Rate
$6.94
per $100 payroll
Most Expensive States
- New York$9.42
- Alaska$9.23
- California$8.78
Rates by State for Class Code 9088
| State | Rate per $100 | vs. National Avg | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | $5.07 | -1.87 | 2026-01-01 |
| Texas | $5.33 | -1.61 | 2026-01-01 |
| Virginia | $5.40 | -1.54 | 2026-01-01 |
| Utah | $5.53 | -1.41 | 2026-01-01 |
| Arkansas | $5.72 | -1.22 | 2026-01-01 |
| Colorado | $5.79 | -1.15 | 2026-01-01 |
| North Dakota | $5.85 | -1.09 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tennessee | $5.92 | -1.02 | 2026-01-01 |
| Arizona | $5.98 | -0.96 | 2026-01-01 |
| South Dakota | $6.05 | -0.89 | 2026-01-01 |
| Nebraska | $6.11 | -0.83 | 2026-01-01 |
| North Carolina | $6.11 | -0.83 | 2026-01-01 |
| Idaho | $6.18 | -0.76 | 2026-01-01 |
| Wyoming | $6.18 | -0.76 | 2026-01-01 |
| Kansas | $6.24 | -0.70 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mississippi | $6.31 | -0.63 | 2026-01-01 |
| New Mexico | $6.37 | -0.57 | 2026-01-01 |
| South Carolina | $6.44 | -0.50 | 2026-01-01 |
| Kentucky | $6.50 | -0.44 | 2026-01-01 |
| Iowa | $6.63 | -0.31 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ohio | $6.63 | -0.31 | 2026-07-01 |
| Missouri | $6.70 | -0.24 | 2026-01-01 |
| Nevada | $6.76 | -0.18 | 2026-01-01 |
| Georgia | $6.83 | -0.11 | 2026-01-01 |
| Maryland | $6.83 | -0.11 | 2026-01-01 |
| Oregon | $6.89 | -0.05 | 2026-01-01 |
| West Virginia | $6.96 | +0.02 | 2026-01-01 |
| Alabama | $7.02 | +0.08 | 2026-01-01 |
| Minnesota | $7.02 | +0.08 | 2026-01-01 |
| New Hampshire | $7.02 | +0.08 | 2026-01-01 |
| Delaware | $7.15 | +0.21 | 2026-01-01 |
| Maine | $7.15 | +0.21 | 2026-01-01 |
| Wisconsin | $7.15 | +0.21 | 2026-01-01 |
| Michigan | $7.28 | +0.34 | 2026-01-01 |
| Vermont | $7.28 | +0.34 | 2026-01-01 |
| Rhode Island | $7.41 | +0.47 | 2026-01-01 |
| Florida | $7.48 | +0.54 | 2026-01-01 |
| Montana | $7.48 | +0.54 | 2026-01-01 |
| District of Columbia | $7.67 | +0.73 | 2026-01-01 |
| Massachusetts | $7.67 | +0.73 | 2026-01-01 |
| Oklahoma | $7.67 | +0.73 | 2026-01-01 |
| Illinois | $7.80 | +0.86 | 2026-01-01 |
| Washington | $7.80 | +0.86 | 2026-01-01 |
| Connecticut | $7.93 | +0.99 | 2026-01-01 |
| Louisiana | $8.13 | +1.19 | 2026-01-01 |
| Hawaii | $8.32 | +1.38 | 2026-01-01 |
| Pennsylvania | $8.32 | +1.38 | 2026-01-01 |
| New Jersey | $8.45 | +1.51 | 2026-01-01 |
| California | $8.78 | +1.84 | 2026-01-01 |
| Alaska | $9.23 | +2.29 | 2026-01-01 |
| New York | $9.42 | +2.48 | 2026-01-01 |