NJ Stats: Workers’ Compensation Employer Costs, 2014
(Per $100 of payroll)
Rank | State | Total Score |
1 | Texas | 0.75 |
2 | Massachusetts | 0.76 |
3 | Virginia | 0.77 |
4 | Arkansas | 0.80 |
5 | Indiana | 0.86 |
6 | Arizona | 0.89 |
7 | Utah | 0.94 |
8 | Colorado | 0.95 |
9 | Nevada | 0.98 |
10 | Michigan | 0.99 |
11 | Ohio | 1.01 |
12 | Maryland | 1.07 |
12 | Minnesota | 1.07 |
14 | Rhode Island | 1.10 |
15 | Missouri | 1.11 |
16 | Tennessee | 1.13 |
17 | Connecticut | 1.15 |
18 | Georgia | 1.16 |
18 | Kentucky | 1.16 |
18 | Oregon | 1.16 |
21 | Alabama | 1.19 |
21 | North Carolina | 1.19 |
23 | Delaware | 1.24 |
24 | Kansas | 1.25 |
25 | Florida | 1.27 |
26 | New Hampshire | 1.28 |
27 | Illinois | 1.34 |
28 | South Dakota | 1.35 |
29 | Mississippi | 1.36 |
29 | New Jersey | 1.36 |
31 | Nebraska | 1.37 |
32 | Washington | 1.39 |
33 | New York | 1.41 |
34 | Hawaii | 1.43 |
35 | Maine | 1.48 |
36 | New Mexico | 1.50 |
37 | Pennsylvania | 1.51 |
38 | North Dakota | 1.57 |
39 | Louisiana | 1.61 |
40 | Idaho | 1.63 |
41 | Iowa | 1.64 |
42 | Wisconsin | 1.77 |
43 | South Carolina | 1.82 |
44 | Vermont | 1.83 |
45 | California | 1.85 |
45 | West Virginia | 1.85 |
45 | Wyoming | 1.85 |
48 | Oklahoma | 2.22 |
49 | Montana | 2.49 |
50 | Alaska | 2.74 |
The 50 State Average is 1.35
New Jersey is 0.7% lower than the Average
Source: Raymond J. Keating. “Appendix M: State Rankings of Workers’ Compensation Employer Costs Per $100 of Payroll” Small Business Policy Index 2014. December 2014. Accessed July 2015.