2026 Competitiveness Redbook | Seite 34

TABLE 26 Source: National Academy of Social Insurance
Workers’ Compensation – Benefits Paid( 2022)
Rank
Dollars Per Covered Worker
% of Covered Wages
Rank
1 Washington
$ 854.28
1.02 %
3
2 Wyoming
$ 770.37
1.38 %
1
3 California
$ 739.47
0.88 %
7
4 New York
$ 671.11
0.75 %
12
5 New Jersey
$ 614.19
0.78 %
10
6 Hawaii
$ 606.37
1.01 %
4
7 Alaska
$ 575.86
0.90 %
5
8 West Virginia
$ 548.89
1.06 %
2
9 Connecticut
$ 507.55
0.63 %
20
10 Montana
$ 473.48
0.88 %
6
11 Pennsylvania
$ 470.96
0.70 %
14
12 Vermont
$ 462.11
0.78 %
9
13 Louisiana
$ 461.18
0.82 %
8
14 South Carolina
$ 430.98
0.78 %
11
15 Oregon
$ 402.21
0.61 %
22
16 Florida
$ 401.18
0.63 %
19
17 Idaho
$ 394.67
0.73 %
13
18 Wisconsin
$ 390.95
0.66 %
16
19 Massachusetts
$ 384.59
0.43 %
39
20 Iowa
$ 383.27
0.67 %
15
21 Minnesota
$ 381.04
0.55 %
27
22 Maine
$ 367.88
0.64 %
18
23 Missouri
$ 365.57
0.62 %
21
24 Delaware
$ 365.42
0.54 %
28
25 New Mexico
$ 350.78
0.65 %
17
26 Illinois
$ 346.61
0.48 %
34
27 Kansas
$ 331.55
0.59 %
23
28 Nebraska
$ 331.29
0.58 %
24
29 Maryland
$ 323.59
0.46 %
36
30 Nevada
$ 323.53
0.52 %
29
31 Alabama
$ 322.43
0.57 %
26
32 Georgia
$ 302.87
0.46 %
35
33 Ohio
$ 299.13
0.49 %
32
34 Rhode Island
$ 290.84
0.46 %
37
35 New Hampshire
$ 288.72
0.40 %
40
36 Colorado
$ 282.20
0.38 %
41
37 Kentucky
$ 276.24
0.50 %
31
38 Oklahoma
$ 272.22
0.51 %
30
39 Mississippi
$ 269.53
0.58 %
25
40 North Dakota
$ 267.86
0.45 %
38
41 South Dakota
$ 262.76
0.49 %
33
42 Arizona
$ 243.80
0.38 %
42
43 North Carolina
$ 223.19
0.35 %
43
44 Virginia
$ 218.69
0.31 %
47
45 Michigan
$ 199.45
0.31 %
48
46 Tennessee
$ 194.71
0.32 %
45
47 Indiana
$ 188.92
0.33 %
44
48 Utah
$ 188.83
0.31 %
49
49 Arkansas
$ 169.40
0.32 %
46
50 Texas
$ 126.05
0.18 %
50
Dist. of Columbia
$ 164.83
0.15 %
United States
$ 421.68
0.60 %
Washington had the highest benefits paid per covered worker.