Workers’ comp insurance cost for physician offices in South Carolina

Q: What does workers' comp cost physician offices in South Carolina?

Modeled from the 2024 filed manual rate of $0.33 per $100 of payroll: a <5-employee physician practice lands around $550–$2.2k 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. Physician-office work is NCCI class 8832 (Physician & Clerical) — the '& Clerical' is part of the class design, so receptionists and billing staff are rated in the same class as the clinical team rather than split out separately.

Published 2026-06-11 · by Brokly

Direct answer: South Carolina physician offices pay a filed workers’-comp manual rate of $0.33 per $100 of payroll (2024 filed rate) — the 17th-highest of 51 US jurisdictions. Modeled on real payrolls, most <5-employee physician offices land around $550–$2.2k/yr, before experience mods and schedule credits.

48% of SC physician offices have <5 employees — the chart below prices every size band from its own observed payroll.
South Carolina sits 17th of 51: CT pays more ($0.43), ID less ($0.30).
Workers’ comp is one of several coverages — see everything your physician practice needs in South Carolina →

What do South Carolina physician offices pay for workers’ comp?

Modeled annual premium across the real size distribution of SC physician offices

bar height = how many physician offices are that size · figures = modeled annual cost

typical · most SC physician offices

▼

<5 emp

≈$860/yr

5–9 emp

≈$2k/yr

10–19 emp

≈$3.7k/yr

20–49 emp

≈$9.1k/yr

50–99 emp

≈$20k/yr

100–249 emp

≈$43k/yr

SMALLER

MID-SIZE

LARGER

A <5-employee SC physician practice: modeled $550–$2.2k/yr in workers’-comp premium (that band’s own average wage, before experience mods and schedule credits). Bar heights show how many of the 2,464 SC physician offices fall in each size band.

Cohort: size distribution of 2,464 SC physician offices (Census CBP 2023); premiums modeled from one filed rate ($0.33/$100 payroll, 2024). Bands shown cover 2,452 of 2,464 establishments (99.5%) — 12 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 (SC)

$0.33 / $100 payroll

as of 2024

Typical <5-employee physician practice (48% of SC)

$550–$2.2k / 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 (Offices of physicians (NAICS 621111)) (as of 2023, retrieved 2026-06-05)

How does South Carolina compare to nearby ranks?

Calculated manual rates, $ per $100 payroll, NCCI class 8832 (Physician & Clerical), 2024. See all 51 jurisdictions →

Rank	State	Rate / $100 payroll
13	Rhode Island	$0.35
14	Pennsylvania	$0.34
15	Illinois	$0.34
16	Oklahoma	$0.33
17	South Carolina	$0.33
18	New Mexico	$0.32
19	New Hampshire	$0.31
20	Colorado	$0.30
21	Louisiana	$0.30

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 physician offices in South Carolina?

Modeled from the 2024 filed manual rate of $0.33 per $100 of payroll: a <5-employee physician practice lands around $550–$2.2k 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. Physician-office work is NCCI class 8832 (Physician & Clerical) — the '& Clerical' is part of the class design, so receptionists and billing staff are rated in the same class as the clinical team rather than split out separately.

Physician offices in nearby-ranked states: New Mexico ($0.32) · Illinois ($0.34) · New Hampshire ($0.31) · Colorado ($0.30)

Stay informed

We’ll notify you when we’re ready to benchmark your physician practice’s coverage.

No spam — one email.

Illustrative benchmark — not a quote or coverage recommendation. Figures are modeled from public filings and Census data for 2,464 South Carolina physician offices; your premium depends on your payroll, claims history, and carrier.