Workers’ comp insurance cost for electricians in Maryland

Q: What does workers' comp cost electrical contractors in Maryland?

Modeled from the 2024 filed manual rate of $2.35 per $100 of payroll: a <5-employee electrical shop lands around $1.2k–$5k per year before experience mods and schedule credits.

Q: What drives the rate up or down?

Three levers: payroll (the exposure base), claims history (the experience modifier), and schedule credits/debits the insurer applies. Electrical wiring work is NCCI class 5190 — it covers electrical wiring within buildings, including installation of fixtures and appliances.

Published 2026-06-05 · Updated 2026-06-11 · by Brokly

Direct answer: Maryland electrical contractors pay a filed workers’-comp manual rate of $2.35 per $100 of payroll (2024 filed rate) — the 27th-highest of 51 US jurisdictions. Modeled on real payrolls, most <5-employee electrical contractors land around $1.2k–$5k/yr, before experience mods and schedule credits.

52% of MD electrical contractors have <5 employees — the chart below prices every size band from its own observed payroll.
Maryland sits 27th of 51: WI pays more ($2.53), DE less ($2.09).
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What do Maryland electrical contractors pay for workers’ comp?

Modeled annual premium across the real size distribution of MD electrical contractors

bar height = how many electrical contractors are that size · figures = modeled annual cost

typical · most MD electrical contractors

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<5 emp

≈$2.4k/yr

5–9 emp

≈$9.2k/yr

10–19 emp

≈$21k/yr

20–49 emp

≈$52k/yr

50–99 emp

≈$120k/yr

100–249 emp

≈$270k/yr

SMALLER

MID-SIZE

LARGER

A <5-employee MD electrical shop: modeled $1.2k–$5k/yr in workers’-comp premium (that band’s own average wage, before experience mods and schedule credits). Bar heights show how many of the 1,444 MD electrical contractors fall in each size band.

Cohort: size distribution of 1,444 MD electrical contractors (Census CBP 2023); premiums modeled from one filed rate ($2.35/$100 payroll, 2024). Bands shown cover 1,434 of 1,444 establishments (99.3%) — 10 establishments in larger, very small-count, or data-suppressed size bands are not shown. 2023 payroll dollars, not inflation-adjusted. Illustrative benchmark — not a quote or coverage recommendation.

Filed manual rate (MD)

$2.35 / $100 payroll

as of 2024

Typical <5-employee electrical shop (52% of MD)

$1.2k–$5k / yr modeled

as of 2024 · CBP 2023

Sources: Oregon DCBS workers' compensation premium rate ranking study, June 2025 (calendar-year 2024 rates) (as of calendar year 2024, retrieved 2026-06-04) · US Census County Business Patterns 2023, state file (Electrical contractors (NAICS 238210)) (as of 2023, retrieved 2026-06-05)

How does Maryland compare to nearby ranks?

Calculated manual rates, $ per $100 payroll, NCCI class 5190 (Electrical Wiring — Within Buildings), 2024. See all 51 jurisdictions →

Rank	State	Rate / $100 payroll
23	Texas	$2.51
24	South Dakota	$2.51
25	Rhode Island	$2.41
26	New Mexico	$2.37
27	Maryland	$2.35
28	Mississippi	$2.28
29	Alaska	$2.23
30	Nebraska	$2.22
31	Idaho	$2.11

Sources: Oregon DCBS workers' compensation premium rate ranking study, June 2025 (calendar-year 2024 rates) (as of calendar year 2024, retrieved 2026-06-04)

Frequently asked questions

What does workers' comp cost electrical contractors in Maryland?

Modeled from the 2024 filed manual rate of $2.35 per $100 of payroll: a <5-employee electrical shop lands around $1.2k–$5k per year before experience mods and schedule credits.

What drives the rate up or down?

Three levers: payroll (the exposure base), claims history (the experience modifier), and schedule credits/debits the insurer applies. Electrical wiring work is NCCI class 5190 — it covers electrical wiring within buildings, including installation of fixtures and appliances.

Electricians in nearby-ranked states: Mississippi ($2.28) · New Mexico ($2.37) · Nebraska ($2.22) · South Dakota ($2.51)

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Illustrative benchmark — not a quote or coverage recommendation. Figures are modeled from public filings and Census data for 1,444 Maryland electrical contractors; your premium depends on your payroll, claims history, and carrier.