Total workers’ compensation costs per claim in Pennsylvania are high relative to other states included in a recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).

The study found that after declining from 2020 to 2022, total costs per claim in Pennsylvania resumed growth after 2021 and increased faster in 2025 than 15 of the other 17 states studied including Texas, Michigan, Massachusetts, California, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia. Only Iowa and Louisiana reported faster growth.

You can read (or listen to!) their full report here.  For more information on this report (CompScope™ Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, 2026 Edition), you can visit its page elsewhere on the website, where you'll also find details on how to download a copy.  Or visit the general CompScope™ 2026 page for links to the other state studies!