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Workers’ comp insurance cost for home-health agencies in Pennsylvania
Published 2026-06-11 · by Brokly
- 27% of PA home-health agencies have <5 employees — the chart below prices every size band from its own observed payroll.
- Pennsylvania sits 17th of 51: NH pays more ($2.36), NE less ($1.75).
- Workers’ comp is one of several coverages — see everything your home-health agency needs in Pennsylvania →
What do Pennsylvania home-health agencies pay for workers’ comp?
Modeled annual premium across the real size distribution of PA home-health agencies
bar height = how many home-health agencies are that size · figures = modeled annual cost
Cohort: size distribution of 1,522 PA home-health agencies (Census CBP 2023); premiums modeled from one filed rate ($2.07/$100 payroll, 2024). Bands shown cover 1,462 of 1,522 establishments (96.1%) — 60 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.
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 (Home health care services (NAICS 621610)) (as of 2023, retrieved 2026-06-05)
How does Pennsylvania compare to nearby ranks?
Calculated manual rates, $ per $100 payroll, NCCI class 8835 (Home Healthcare), 2024. See all 51 jurisdictions →
| Rank | State | Rate / $100 payroll |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Idaho | $2.27 |
| 14 | Georgia | $2.27 |
| 15 | Alabama | $2.18 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $2.10 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $2.07 |
| 18 | Washington | $2.06 |
| 19 | South Carolina | $2.02 |
| 20 | Michigan | $1.98 |
| 21 | Alaska | $1.83 |
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 home-health agencies in Pennsylvania?
Modeled from the 2024 filed manual rate of $2.07 per $100 of payroll: a <5-employee home-health agency lands around $1.7k–$6.7k 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. Home-health work is NCCI class 8835 (Home Healthcare) — nurses, aides, and other staff delivering care in patients' homes; office-based healthcare classes like 8832 (Physician & Clerical) are rated separately.
Home-health agencies in nearby-ranked states: Connecticut ($2.10) · Georgia ($2.27) · Michigan ($1.98) · Mississippi ($1.65)
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Illustrative benchmark — not a quote or coverage recommendation. Figures are modeled from public filings and Census data for 1,522 Pennsylvania home-health agencies; your premium depends on your payroll, claims history, and carrier.