WCRates

Workers' Compensation Rates in District of Columbia (2026)

State Overview

Bureau Type

ncci

NCCI

WC Requirement

Mandatory

Minimum Employees

1

Effective Date

2026-01-01

The District of Columbia requires all employers to carry workers' comp. Rates reflect the high cost of living and medical care in the capital.

Average Rate (All Class Codes)

$6.31

per $100 of payroll

Least Expensive Class Codes

Most Expensive Class Codes

All Class Codes & Rates in District of Columbia

CodePhraseologyHazard GroupRate per $100
8823Accountant - CPAA$0.21
8862Advertising AgencyA$0.26
7403Aircraft Operation - NOCE$10.92
7605Alarm Installation or RepairD$5.61
5047Aluminum InstallationE$9.15
8836Ambulance Service - All EmployeesC$6.49
7398Ambulette/Medical TransportD$6.49
9067Amusement Park - Mechanical RidesD$6.19
9016Amusement Park or Carnival - All EmployeesD$4.84
7520Amusement Ride OperationD$6.78
8831Animal Hospital - VeterinaryC$2.66
8861Architect or Engineer - ConsultingB$0.47
5473Asphalt PavingF$12.10
9625Assisted Living FacilityD$5.31
9182Athletic Teams - AmateurE$8.56
9180Athletic Teams - ProfessionalF$14.75
8820Attorney - All Employees & ClericalA$0.24
8803Auditing, Accounting or Management ConsultingA$0.24
8046Auto Accessories StoreB$1.48
8385Auto Parts Store - RetailC$2.71
5188Automatic Sprinkler InstallationE$9.26
8392Automobile Body RepairE$8.56
8748Automobile Dealer - All EmployeesD$4.43
8391Automobile DismantlingE$8.02
8380Automobile Service or Repair CenterD$5.31
8389Automobile TowingE$10.03
7422Aviation - Ground CrewE$8.56
2003BakeryC$4.13
3724Bakery - ManufacturingD$5.01
8815Bank - All EmployeesA$0.18
8855Banks and Trust Companies - All EmployeesA$0.20
9586Barber Shop or Beauty ParlorC$1.77
7337Boat Building - MetalF$11.51
7335Boat Building - WoodE$8.85
3027Boiler ManufacturingE$9.15
8072Book StoreA$0.59
2157BottlingC$3.84
9071Bowling Alley - All EmployeesC$2.89
9070Bowling Center - AllC$2.95
2065BreweryC$3.84
9650Building InspectionC$2.66
8058Building Materials DealerD$6.19
9015Building Operation - All Other EmployeesC$3.66
7382Bus Company - All EmployeesD$8.85
8850Bus/Taxi - DispatchingA$0.53
5146Cabinet InstallationD$7.97
5148Cabinet Manufacturing & InstallD$7.08
2812Cabinet/Wood Products ManufacturingD$7.38
9055Camps - Day/OvernightC$3.84
2095Candy ManufacturingC$3.54
2111CanneryD$6.19
9602Car WashC$2.95
5645Carpentry - CommercialF$14.75
5432Carpentry - Detached One/Two FamilyE$10.92
5436Carpentry - Finish DetachedD$7.67
5437Carpentry - FramingF$16.81
5404Carpentry - Install CabinetsD$8.26
5403Carpentry - ResidentialF$13.27
2802Carpentry - Shop OnlyD$6.49
9536Carpet CleaningC$3.54
9519Catering NOCC$4.13
5020Ceiling InstallationE$10.03
9610Cemetery - AllD$4.13
5348Ceramic Tile, Indoor Stone, Marble, or Mosaic WorkE$6.49
2131Cereal ManufacturingC$3.42
7405Charter AircraftF$15.05
9660Chimney SweepD$5.61
8826Chiropractic OfficeB$1.06
8812Clerical - Drafting EmployeesA$0.26
8810Clerical Office EmployeesA$0.30
2501Clothing ManufacturingB$2.66
8008Clothing or Wearing Apparel Store - RetailC$2.18
9061Club NOC - All EmployeesC$3.30
8844Collection AgencyA$0.26
8868College or University - Professional EmployeesB$0.53
7380Commercial DriversD$10.03
8859Computer Programming or Software DevelopmentA$0.21
5201Concrete Block ManufacturingE$9.44
5213Concrete Construction NOCF$11.51
5214Concrete NOC - PouredF$12.10
5221Concrete or Cement Work - Floors, Driveways, YardsF$10.50
5070Concrete Products ManufacturingE$7.67
5215Concrete WorkF$13.57
5222Concrete/Cement - FloorsE$9.74
8227Construction Material - UsedD$6.78
8019Convenience StoreC$2.66
7715Corrections OfficersG$10.92
9558Courier/Document DeliveryC$3.84
7719Court EmployeesB$1.48
8865Court ReporterA$0.18
2070Creamery/Dairy ProductsC$4.43
8801Credit Union - All EmployeesA$0.18
8805Credit Union/SavingsA$0.18
9059Day SpaB$1.77
8854Daycare CenterC$2.95
8822Dental LaboratoryB$0.89
8824Dental Office - All EmployeesB$0.65
8039Department Store - RetailC$2.36
2102DistilleryC$3.66
5108Door/Window InstallationD$7.38
5152Drilling NOCF$15.93
8047Drug StoreB$1.12
2688Dry CleaningC$3.84
8866Election CampaignB$1.00
7539Electric Light/Power CompaniesF$12.39
3082Electrical Apparatus ManufacturingD$5.31
5140Electrical Installation - InteriorD$6.19
5193Electrical Wiring - AlarmD$6.49
5191Electrical Wiring - CommercialE$8.56
5190Electrical Wiring - Within BuildingsE$7.38
9653Elevator InspectionC$2.36
5160Elevator InstallationF$12.39
5162Elevator Service/MaintenanceE$9.74
8858Employment AgencyA$0.24
7711EMT/ParamedicsF$8.85
6217Excavation NOCF$12.74
8809Executive RecruitingA$0.24
0035Farm - DairyE$10.33
0005Farm - Field CropsE$11.21
0016Farm - LivestockF$12.10
0050Farm - Orchard or GroveE$9.20
8841Financial AdvisorA$0.20
7710Firefighters and DriversD$7.67
2161Fish ProcessingE$7.67
8032Florist - RetailB$1.36
2130Flour MillingD$5.01
7350Freight HandlingE$8.56
2143Fruit ProcessingD$4.72
9620Funeral Directors - All EmployeesC$2.07
2883Furniture ManufacturingD$6.49
7590Garbage/Ash CollectionF$11.51
2913Glass ManufacturingE$8.85
2915Glass MerchantD$6.19
5462GlazierE$10.03
9056Golf ClubC$2.95
8811Government ClericalA$0.26
8304Grain ElevatorE$8.26
2041Grain MillingD$5.31
8006Grocery Store - RetailC$2.95
9585Hair SalonB$1.48
8116Hardware DealerC$3.84
8055Hardware Store - GeneralC$2.95
8044Hardware Store - RetailC$3.24
8010Hardware Store - WholesaleC$3.07
5137Heating Equipment InstallationD$6.78
5185Heating System InstallationD$6.49
5537Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and RefrigerationE$6.78
5239Highway ConstructionG$17.70
8851Home for Aged - AllD$6.19
8835Home Health Care ServicesC$4.90
8834Hospital - All Other EmployeesC$5.31
9040Hospital - Non-ProfessionalD$6.49
8833Hospital - Professional EmployeesC$3.36
9052Hotel - All EmployeesC$4.31
9058Hotel or Motel - All Other EmployeesC$4.13
9529House CleaningC$3.84
9033Housing AuthorityB$1.77
2039Ice Cream ManufacturingC$4.13
8215Ice DealerC$3.54
8203Ice ManufacturingD$5.31
5479Insulation WorkE$8.85
8818Insurance Company - ClericalA$0.21
8845Investigator/DetectiveC$2.66
8840Investment CompanyA$0.18
5038Iron Doors/Gates InstallationF$17.11
5057Iron or Steel Erection - NOCG$20.36
5102Iron or Steel Erection - StructuralG$21.83
5069Iron/Steel - NOCG$24.78
5059Iron/Steel - OrnamentalF$14.46
5040Iron/Steel Erection - FrameG$28.91
8106Iron/Steel MerchantD$6.49
6229Irrigation Works - All OperationsE$7.67
9014Janitorial Services - By ContractorC$5.01
8013Jewelry StoreB$1.00
8263Junk DealerD$6.49
0917Landscape Gardening - NOCD$6.19
5443LathingE$10.33
2660Laundry NOCC$4.13
2586Leather Goods ManufacturingC$3.54
9034Library - All EmployeesA$0.77
7716LifeguardsD$4.43
8232LoggingG$29.50
7317Longshore WorkersG$22.42
8061Lumber DealerD$6.78
3632Machine Shop NOCD$5.61
3030Machinery ManufacturingD$6.49
3685Machinist NOCD$6.02
7327Marine TransportationF$14.75
5029Masonry - DecorativeE$11.21
5027Masonry - FireproofF$12.98
5028Masonry - StoneF$15.05
5022Masonry NOCF$12.39
8031Meat Market - RetailC$3.24
2001Meat PackingF$10.33
8033Meat, Fish or Poultry Dealer - RetailC$3.84
8838Medical LabB$0.89
7360Messenger ServiceC$4.13
3581Metal Stamping - NOCE$7.26
9554Moving Company - LocalE$9.74
9410Municipal, Township, County or State Employees - NOCC$4.13
9587Nail SalonB$1.18
8860Newspaper - DeliveryC$4.43
8869Newspaper or Magazine Publishing - All EmployeesB$0.41
8807Newspaper PublishingB$1.00
0042Nursery EmployeesE$7.38
9046Nursing - Home/VisitingD$6.78
9049Nursing Home - AllD$6.49
8829Nursing Home - All EmployeesC$6.19
8804Office Machine ServiceB$1.77
8825Optometry OfficeA$0.47
8742Outside Sales PersonnelB$0.65
8037Paint StoreB$1.18
9012Painting - Buildings, Interior - By ContractorsC$4.43
5474Painting - Interior or ExteriorE$8.85
7721Park RangersD$4.13
8821Patent/Copyright AttorneyA$0.24
4361Pest Control ServicesD$5.31
9549Pet GroomingC$2.07
8099Pet StoreB$1.36
8846Pharmaceutical SalesB$0.65
8839Pharmacy - RetailB$1.06
7600Phone/Telegraph InstallationE$8.26
8832Physician & ClericalB$0.53
2110Pickle ManufacturingC$3.36
7313Pier/Wharf OperationF$13.27
5480Plastering NOCE$8.56
8111Plumber - CommercialE$7.08
5183Plumbing NOCE$7.97
7723Police Officers - MountedF$12.68
7720Police Officers and DriversD$6.78
8816Post OfficeC$3.24
2002Poultry ProcessingF$10.03
3076Printing - Offset or DigitalD$3.66
8843Psychiatric HospitalD$5.31
9088Public WorksE$7.67
8015Quick PrintingB$1.18
8857Radio Station - ClericalA$0.21
7610Radio/TV BroadcastingB$1.48
7855Railroad OperationE$8.85
8856Real Estate Agency - All EmployeesC$1.42
8817Real Estate ManagementB$1.48
9077Recreation CenterC$2.95
3060Refrigerator ManufacturingD$5.61
8849Research Lab - AnalyticalB$1.30
9079Restaurant - Fast FoodC$3.84
9083Restaurant - Fast Food - Including DeliveryD$4.84
9082Restaurant NOCD$4.43
8045Retail Store - Cannabis/DispensaryC$2.54
8017Retail Store NOCC$2.48
5551Roofing - All EmployeesG$29.50
5606Roofing ContractorG$26.55
7724Sanitation WorkersF$10.03
9101School - All EmployeesB$2.18
9102School - Professional EmployeesB$0.77
9105School Bus DriversD$5.31
9008Schools - VocationalC$3.24
9060Senior CenterB$2.07
5538Sheet Metal Work - HVAC DuctworkE$8.02
8090Shoe StoreA$0.65
5119Siding InstallationE$8.85
9072Skating RinkC$3.24
8864Social Services OrganizationB$1.48
2105Soft Drink ManufacturingC$3.24
8078Sporting Goods StoreB$1.48
8279Stable/Riding AcademyD$6.19
7309StevedoringG$21.83
8293Storage WarehouseD$5.61
8021Store - FurnitureC$2.95
5506Street/Road ConstructionF$13.86
5507Street/Road Construction - ClearingF$11.80
2021Sugar ManufacturingD$5.01
5223Swimming Pool ConstructionF$10.92
9064Swimming Pool OperationC$3.24
2623TanningD$6.49
7370Taxi/RideshareD$7.97
7390Taxicab Company - All EmployeesD$9.20
8871Telecommunication Employees - NOCA$0.35
8814Telephone Company - ClericalA$0.21
5037Tile RoofingG$25.96
2121Tobacco ManufacturingC$2.95
7232Trucking - Furniture MovingE$12.39
7229Trucking - HazmatG$17.40
7228Trucking - Local Hauling OnlyD$10.33
7219Trucking - Long HaulE$13.57
7231Trucking - Mail, Parcel, or Package DeliveryD$10.74
7202Trucking - NOCE$11.21
7227Trucking - RefrigeratedE$12.10
8847Trust CompanyA$0.18
9522UpholsteryC$3.24
9068Veterans HomeD$5.01
8842Veterinary Office - All EmployeesC$1.30
5180Water Main ConstructionF$14.16
3365Welding or Cutting NOCE$9.74
8018Wholesale Store NOCC$2.83
5196Wiring - Fire Detection SystemsD$5.61
2841Woodworking NOCD$6.78
2286Wool ProcessingC$3.72
8802Writer/AuthorA$0.24
2220Yarn/Thread ManufacturingC$3.54
9063YMCA, YWCA, or Health Club - All EmployeesC$3.36

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Avg rate: $6.42 per $100

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Avg rate: $6.15 per $100

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Avg rate: $6.84 per $100

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Avg rate: $6.95 per $100

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