Workers' Compensation Rates in South Carolina (2026)
State Overview
WC Requirement
Mandatory
Minimum Employees
4
Effective Date
2026-01-01
South Carolina requires workers' comp for employers with four or more employees. Rates are close to the national average.
Average Rate (All Class Codes)
$5.24
per $100 of payroll
Least Expensive Class Codes
- 8815 — Bank - All Employees$0.15
- 8865 — Court Reporter$0.15
- 8801 — Credit Union - All Employees$0.15
Most Expensive Class Codes
- 5551 — Roofing - All Employees$24.75
- 5040 — Iron/Steel Erection - Frame$24.26
- 5606 — Roofing Contractor$22.28
All Class Codes & Rates in South Carolina
| Code | Phraseology | Hazard Group | Rate per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8823 | Accountant - CPA | A | $0.18 |
| 8862 | Advertising Agency | A | $0.22 |
| 7403 | Aircraft Operation - NOC | E | $9.16 |
| 7605 | Alarm Installation or Repair | D | $4.70 |
| 5047 | Aluminum Installation | E | $7.67 |
| 8836 | Ambulance Service - All Employees | C | $5.45 |
| 7398 | Ambulette/Medical Transport | D | $5.45 |
| 9067 | Amusement Park - Mechanical Rides | D | $5.20 |
| 9016 | Amusement Park or Exhibition Operation & Drivers | D | $4.06 |
| 7520 | Amusement Ride Operation | D | $5.69 |
| 8831 | Animal Hospital - Veterinary | C | $2.23 |
| 8861 | Architect or Engineer - Consulting | B | $0.40 |
| 5473 | Asphalt Paving | F | $10.15 |
| 9625 | Assisted Living Facility | D | $4.46 |
| 9182 | Athletic Teams - Amateur | E | $7.18 |
| 9180 | Athletic Teams - Professional | F | $12.38 |
| 8820 | Attorney - All Employees & Clerical | A | $0.20 |
| 8803 | Auditing, Accounting or Management Consulting | A | $0.20 |
| 8046 | Auto Accessories Store | B | $1.24 |
| 5188 | Automatic Sprinkler Installation | E | $7.77 |
| 8393 | Automobile Body Repair & Drivers | C | $7.18 |
| 8748 | Automobile Dealer - All Employees | D | $3.71 |
| 3821 | Automobile Recycling & Drivers | D | $6.73 |
| 8380 | Automobile Service or Repair Center & Drivers | D | $4.46 |
| 7225 | Automobile Towing & Drivers | E | $8.41 |
| 7422 | Aviation - Ground Crew | E | $7.18 |
| 2003 | Bakery | C | $3.47 |
| 3724 | Bakery - Manufacturing | D | $4.21 |
| 8815 | Bank - All Employees | A | $0.15 |
| 8855 | Banks and Trust Companies - All Employees | A | $0.17 |
| 9586 | Barber Shop or Beauty Parlor | C | $1.49 |
| 7337 | Boat Building - Metal | F | $9.65 |
| 7335 | Boat Building - Wood | E | $7.43 |
| 3027 | Boiler Manufacturing | E | $7.67 |
| 8072 | Book Store | A | $0.50 |
| 2157 | Bottling | C | $3.22 |
| 9071 | Bowling Alley - All Employees | C | $2.43 |
| 9070 | Bowling Center - All | C | $2.48 |
| 2065 | Brewery | C | $3.22 |
| 9650 | Building Inspection | C | $2.23 |
| 8232 | Building Material Yard & Drivers | E | $5.69 |
| 8058 | Building Materials Dealer | D | $5.20 |
| 9015 | Building Operation - All Other Employees | C | $3.07 |
| 9012 | Building or Property Management - Property Managers and Leasing Agents & Clerical, Salespersons | B | $0.74 |
| 8385 | Bus Co - Garage Employees | E | $8.02 |
| 7382 | Bus Company - All Employees | D | $7.43 |
| 8850 | Bus/Taxi - Dispatching | A | $0.45 |
| 5148 | Cabinet Manufacturing & Install | D | $5.94 |
| 2812 | Cabinet/Wood Products Manufacturing | D | $6.19 |
| 9055 | Camps - Day/Overnight | C | $3.22 |
| 2095 | Candy Manufacturing | C | $2.97 |
| 2111 | Cannery | D | $5.20 |
| 9602 | Car Wash | C | $2.48 |
| 5645 | Carpentry - Detached One or Two Family Dwellings | F | $12.38 |
| 5432 | Carpentry - Detached One/Two Family | E | $9.16 |
| 5436 | Carpentry - Finish Detached | D | $6.44 |
| 5404 | Carpentry - Install Cabinets | D | $6.93 |
| 5437 | Carpentry - Installation of Cabinet Work or Interior Trim | F | $14.11 |
| 2802 | Carpentry - Shop Only | D | $5.45 |
| 5403 | Carpentry NOC | G | $11.14 |
| 9536 | Carpet Cleaning | C | $2.97 |
| 9519 | Catering NOC | C | $3.47 |
| 5020 | Ceiling Installation | E | $8.41 |
| 9610 | Cemetery - All | D | $3.47 |
| 5348 | Ceramic Tile, Indoor Stone, Marble, or Mosaic Work | E | $5.45 |
| 2131 | Cereal Manufacturing | C | $2.87 |
| 7405 | Charter Aircraft | F | $12.62 |
| 8826 | Chiropractic Office | B | $0.89 |
| 8812 | Clerical - Drafting Employees | A | $0.22 |
| 8810 | Clerical Office Employees | A | $0.25 |
| 8871 | Clerical Telecommuter Employees | B | $0.30 |
| 2501 | Clothing Manufacturing | B | $2.23 |
| 8008 | Clothing or Wearing Apparel Store - Retail | C | $1.83 |
| 9061 | Club NOC - All Employees | C | $2.77 |
| 8844 | Collection Agency | A | $0.22 |
| 8868 | College or University - Professional Employees | B | $0.45 |
| 7380 | Commercial Drivers | D | $8.41 |
| 8859 | Computer Programming or Software Development | A | $0.18 |
| 5201 | Concrete Block Manufacturing | E | $7.92 |
| 5213 | Concrete Construction NOC | F | $9.65 |
| 5214 | Concrete NOC - Poured | F | $10.15 |
| 5221 | Concrete or Cement Work - Floors, Driveways, Yards | F | $8.81 |
| 5070 | Concrete Products Manufacturing | E | $6.44 |
| 5215 | Concrete Work | F | $11.39 |
| 5222 | Concrete/Cement - Floors | E | $8.17 |
| 8227 | Construction Material - Used | D | $5.69 |
| 8019 | Convenience Store | C | $2.23 |
| 7715 | Corrections Officers | G | $9.16 |
| 9558 | Courier/Document Delivery | C | $3.22 |
| 7719 | Court Employees | B | $1.24 |
| 8865 | Court Reporter | A | $0.15 |
| 2070 | Creamery/Dairy Products | C | $3.71 |
| 8801 | Credit Union - All Employees | A | $0.15 |
| 8805 | Credit Union/Savings | A | $0.15 |
| 9059 | Day Spa | B | $1.49 |
| 8854 | Daycare Center | C | $2.48 |
| 8822 | Dental Laboratory | B | $0.74 |
| 8824 | Dental Office - All Employees | B | $0.54 |
| 8039 | Department Store - Retail | C | $1.98 |
| 2102 | Distillery | C | $3.07 |
| 5108 | Door/Window Installation | D | $6.19 |
| 5152 | Drilling NOC | F | $13.37 |
| 8047 | Drug Store | B | $0.94 |
| 2688 | Dry Cleaning | C | $3.22 |
| 8866 | Election Campaign | B | $0.84 |
| 7539 | Electric Light/Power Companies | F | $10.40 |
| 3082 | Electrical Apparatus Manufacturing | D | $4.46 |
| 5140 | Electrical Installation - Interior | D | $5.20 |
| 5193 | Electrical Wiring - Alarm | D | $5.45 |
| 5190 | Electrical Wiring - Within Buildings | E | $6.19 |
| 9653 | Elevator Inspection | C | $1.98 |
| 5160 | Elevator Installation | F | $10.40 |
| 5162 | Elevator Service/Maintenance | E | $8.17 |
| 8858 | Employment Agency | A | $0.20 |
| 7711 | EMT/Paramedics | F | $7.43 |
| 6217 | Excavation NOC | F | $10.69 |
| 8809 | Executive Officers NOC - Not Foremen, Workers or Salespersons | A | $0.20 |
| 0035 | Farm - Dairy | E | $8.66 |
| 0005 | Farm - Field Crops | E | $9.40 |
| 0016 | Farm - Livestock | F | $10.15 |
| 0050 | Farm - Orchard or Grove | E | $7.72 |
| 8116 | Farm Machinery Dealer - All Operations & Drivers | C | $3.22 |
| 8841 | Financial Advisor | A | $0.17 |
| 7710 | Firefighters and Drivers | D | $6.44 |
| 2161 | Fish Processing | E | $6.44 |
| 8032 | Florist - Retail | B | $1.14 |
| 2130 | Flour Milling | D | $4.21 |
| 7350 | Freight Handling | E | $7.18 |
| 2143 | Fruit Processing | D | $3.96 |
| 9620 | Funeral Directors - All Employees | C | $1.73 |
| 2883 | Furniture Manufacturing | D | $5.45 |
| 8293 | Furniture Moving & Storage, Drivers | E | $4.70 |
| 5146 | Furniture or Fixtures Installation - Portable NOC | D | $6.68 |
| 8044 | Furniture Store - Wholesale or Retail & Drivers | C | $2.72 |
| 7590 | Garbage/Ash Collection | F | $9.65 |
| 2913 | Glass Manufacturing | E | $7.43 |
| 2915 | Glass Merchant | D | $5.20 |
| 5462 | Glazier | E | $8.41 |
| 9056 | Golf Club | C | $2.48 |
| 8811 | Government Clerical | A | $0.22 |
| 8304 | Grain Elevator | E | $6.93 |
| 2041 | Grain Milling | D | $4.46 |
| 8006 | Grocery Store - Retail | C | $2.48 |
| 9585 | Hair Salon | B | $1.24 |
| 8010 | Hardware Store - Wholesale or Retail | C | $2.57 |
| 5137 | Heating Equipment Installation | D | $5.69 |
| 5185 | Heating System Installation | D | $5.45 |
| 5537 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | E | $5.69 |
| 8851 | Home for Aged - All | D | $5.20 |
| 8835 | Home Health Care Services | C | $4.11 |
| 9040 | Hospital - All Other Employees | B | $5.45 |
| 8833 | Hospital - Professional Employees | C | $2.82 |
| 9058 | Hotel - Restaurant Employees | C | $3.47 |
| 9052 | Hotel NOC - All Other Employees & Drivers | C | $3.61 |
| 9529 | House Cleaning | C | $3.22 |
| 9033 | Housing Authority | B | $1.49 |
| 2039 | Ice Cream Manufacturing | C | $3.47 |
| 8215 | Ice Dealer | C | $2.97 |
| 8203 | Ice Manufacturing | D | $4.46 |
| 5479 | Insulation Work | E | $7.43 |
| 8845 | Investigator/Detective | C | $2.23 |
| 8840 | Investment Company | A | $0.15 |
| 5038 | Iron Doors/Gates Installation | F | $14.36 |
| 5057 | Iron or Steel Erection - NOC | G | $17.08 |
| 5102 | Iron or Steel Erection - Structural | G | $18.32 |
| 5069 | Iron/Steel - NOC | G | $20.79 |
| 5059 | Iron/Steel - Ornamental | F | $12.13 |
| 5040 | Iron/Steel Erection - Frame | G | $24.26 |
| 8106 | Iron/Steel Merchant | D | $5.45 |
| 6229 | Irrigation Works - All Operations | E | $6.44 |
| 9014 | Janitorial Services - By Contractor | C | $4.21 |
| 8013 | Jewelry Store | B | $0.84 |
| 8263 | Junk Dealer | D | $5.45 |
| 0917 | Landscape Gardening - NOC | D | $5.20 |
| 5443 | Lathing | E | $8.66 |
| 2660 | Laundry NOC | C | $3.47 |
| 2586 | Leather Goods Manufacturing | C | $2.97 |
| 9034 | Library - All Employees | A | $0.64 |
| 7716 | Lifeguards | D | $3.71 |
| 7317 | Longshore Workers | G | $18.81 |
| 8061 | Lumber Dealer | D | $5.69 |
| 3632 | Machine Shop NOC | D | $4.70 |
| 3030 | Machinery Manufacturing | D | $5.45 |
| 3685 | Machinist NOC | D | $5.05 |
| 7327 | Marine Transportation | F | $12.38 |
| 5029 | Masonry - Decorative | E | $9.40 |
| 5027 | Masonry - Fireproof | F | $10.89 |
| 5028 | Masonry - Stone | F | $12.62 |
| 5022 | Masonry NOC | F | $10.40 |
| 8031 | Meat Market - Retail | C | $2.72 |
| 2001 | Meat Packing | F | $8.66 |
| 8033 | Meat, Fish or Poultry Dealer - Retail | C | $3.22 |
| 8021 | Meat, Fish or Poultry Dealer - Wholesale | C | $2.48 |
| 8838 | Medical Lab | B | $0.74 |
| 7360 | Messenger Service | C | $3.47 |
| 3581 | Metal Stamping - NOC | E | $6.09 |
| 9410 | Municipal, Township, County or State Employees - NOC | C | $3.47 |
| 9587 | Nail Salon | B | $0.99 |
| 8860 | Newspaper - Delivery | C | $3.71 |
| 8869 | Newspaper or Magazine Publishing - All Employees | B | $0.35 |
| 8807 | Newspaper Publishing | B | $0.84 |
| 0042 | Nursery Employees | E | $6.19 |
| 9046 | Nursing - Home/Visiting | D | $5.69 |
| 9049 | Nursing Home - All | D | $5.45 |
| 8829 | Nursing Home - All Employees | C | $5.20 |
| 5191 | Office Machine Installation, Inspection, Adjustment, or Repair | E | $4.21 |
| 8825 | Optometry Office | A | $0.40 |
| 8742 | Outside Sales Personnel | B | $0.54 |
| 8055 | Packaging - Contract - Retail Size Packages | C | $2.48 |
| 8037 | Paint Store | B | $0.99 |
| 5474 | Painting NOC & Shop Operations, Drivers | E | $7.43 |
| 7721 | Park Rangers | D | $3.47 |
| 8821 | Patent/Copyright Attorney | A | $0.20 |
| 4361 | Pest Control Services | D | $4.46 |
| 9549 | Pet Grooming | C | $1.73 |
| 8099 | Pet Store | B | $1.14 |
| 8846 | Pharmaceutical Sales | B | $0.54 |
| 8839 | Pharmacy - Retail | B | $0.89 |
| 7600 | Phone/Telegraph Installation | E | $6.93 |
| 8832 | Physician & Clerical | B | $0.45 |
| 2110 | Pickle Manufacturing | C | $2.82 |
| 7313 | Pier/Wharf Operation | F | $11.14 |
| 5480 | Plastering NOC | E | $7.18 |
| 8111 | Plumber - Commercial | E | $5.94 |
| 5183 | Plumbing NOC | E | $6.68 |
| 7723 | Police Officers - Mounted | F | $10.64 |
| 7720 | Police Officers and Drivers | D | $5.69 |
| 8816 | Post Office | C | $2.72 |
| 2002 | Poultry Processing | F | $8.41 |
| 3076 | Printing - Offset or Digital | D | $3.07 |
| 8843 | Psychiatric Hospital | D | $4.46 |
| 8015 | Quick Printing | B | $0.99 |
| 8857 | Radio Station - Clerical | A | $0.18 |
| 7610 | Radio/TV Broadcasting | B | $1.24 |
| 7855 | Railroad Operation | E | $7.43 |
| 8856 | Real Estate Agency - All Employees | C | $1.19 |
| 8817 | Real Estate Management | B | $1.24 |
| 9077 | Recreation Center | C | $2.48 |
| 3060 | Refrigerator Manufacturing | D | $4.70 |
| 8849 | Research Lab - Analytical | B | $1.09 |
| 9079 | Restaurant - Fast Food | C | $3.22 |
| 9083 | Restaurant - Fast Food - Including Delivery | D | $4.06 |
| 9082 | Restaurant NOC | D | $3.71 |
| 8045 | Retail Store - Cannabis/Dispensary | C | $2.13 |
| 8017 | Retail Store NOC | C | $2.08 |
| 5551 | Roofing - All Employees | G | $24.75 |
| 5606 | Roofing Contractor | G | $22.28 |
| 7724 | Sanitation Workers | F | $8.41 |
| 9101 | School - All Employees | B | $1.83 |
| 9008 | Schools - Vocational | C | $2.72 |
| 9060 | Senior Center | B | $1.73 |
| 5538 | Sheet Metal Work - HVAC Ductwork | E | $6.73 |
| 8090 | Shoe Store | A | $0.54 |
| 5119 | Siding Installation | E | $7.43 |
| 9554 | Sign Installation, Maintenance, Repair, Removal or Replacement NOC - Away From Shop & Drivers | F | $8.17 |
| 9072 | Skating Rink | C | $2.72 |
| 8864 | Social Services Organization | B | $1.24 |
| 2105 | Soft Drink Manufacturing | C | $2.72 |
| 8078 | Sporting Goods Store | B | $1.24 |
| 8279 | Stable/Riding Academy | D | $5.20 |
| 7309 | Stevedoring | G | $18.32 |
| 5506 | Street/Road Construction | F | $11.63 |
| 5507 | Street/Road Construction - Clearing | F | $9.90 |
| 8804 | Substance Use Disorder Recovery Homes | C | $4.46 |
| 2021 | Sugar Manufacturing | D | $4.21 |
| 5223 | Swimming Pool Construction | F | $9.16 |
| 9064 | Swimming Pool Operation | C | $2.72 |
| 2623 | Tanning | D | $5.45 |
| 7370 | Taxi/Rideshare | D | $6.68 |
| 7390 | Taxicab Company - All Employees | D | $7.72 |
| 8814 | Telephone Company - Clerical | A | $0.18 |
| 5037 | Tile Roofing | G | $21.78 |
| 2121 | Tobacco Manufacturing | C | $2.48 |
| 7229 | Trucking - Hazmat | G | $14.60 |
| 7228 | Trucking - Local Hauling Only | D | $8.66 |
| 7219 | Trucking - Long Haul | E | $11.39 |
| 7232 | Trucking - Mail, Parcel or Package Delivery - Under Contract With USPS | F | $10.40 |
| 7231 | Trucking - Mail, Parcel, or Package Delivery | D | $9.01 |
| 7202 | Trucking - NOC | E | $9.40 |
| 7227 | Trucking - Refrigerated | E | $10.15 |
| 8847 | Trust Company | A | $0.15 |
| 9522 | Upholstery | C | $2.72 |
| 9068 | Veterans Home | D | $4.21 |
| 8842 | Veterinary Office - All Employees | C | $1.09 |
| 5180 | Water Main Construction | F | $11.88 |
| 3365 | Welding or Cutting NOC | E | $8.17 |
| 8018 | Wholesale Store NOC | C | $2.38 |
| 5196 | Wiring - Fire Detection Systems | D | $4.70 |
| 2841 | Woodworking NOC | D | $5.69 |
| 2286 | Wool Processing | C | $3.12 |
| 8802 | Writer/Author | A | $0.20 |
| 2220 | Yarn/Thread Manufacturing | C | $2.97 |
| 9063 | YMCA, YWCA, or Health Club - All Employees | C | $2.82 |
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