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Workers’ comp insurance cost for home-health agencies in Wisconsin
Published 2026-06-11 · by Brokly
- 30% of WI home-health agencies have <5 employees — the chart below prices every size band from its own observed payroll.
- Wisconsin sits 40th of 51: MA pays more ($1.45), DC less ($0.91).
- Workers’ comp is one of several coverages — see everything your home-health agency needs in Wisconsin →
What do Wisconsin home-health agencies pay for workers’ comp?
Modeled annual premium across the real size distribution of WI home-health agencies
bar height = how many home-health agencies are that size · figures = modeled annual cost
Cohort: size distribution of 422 WI home-health agencies (Census CBP 2023); premiums modeled from one filed rate ($1.17/$100 payroll, 2024). Bands shown cover 414 of 422 establishments (98.1%) — 8 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 Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Tennessee | $1.43 |
| 37 | Indiana | $1.41 |
| 38 | Minnesota | $1.28 |
| 39 | Virginia | $1.19 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | $1.17 |
| 41 | Kansas | $1.17 |
| 42 | Maryland | $1.15 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $1.06 |
| 44 | Utah | $1.05 |
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 Wisconsin?
Modeled from the 2024 filed manual rate of $1.17 per $100 of payroll: a <5-employee home-health agency lands around $570–$2.3k 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: Kansas ($1.17) · Virginia ($1.19) · Maryland ($1.15) · Indiana ($1.41)
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Illustrative benchmark — not a quote or coverage recommendation. Figures are modeled from public filings and Census data for 422 Wisconsin home-health agencies; your premium depends on your payroll, claims history, and carrier.