Workers’ CompTennessee

Tennessee workers' comp cost calculator Modeled

Pick your industry, monthly payroll and claims history to see an illustrative monthly workers’ compensation cost guide for a business in Tennessee. This page uses a modeled state-adjusted benchmark because 10 Second Quotes does not currently use a state-specific class-rate table for Tennessee.

2024 premium index$0.80per $100 of payroll in the Oregon DCBS interstate study
Study median comparison73%of the 2024 study median
Study position#3939th highest premium index of 51 jurisdictions in the 2024 study

What the Tennessee benchmark means

In the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services 2024 interstate study, Tennessee had a workers’ compensation premium index of $0.80 per $100 of payroll, equal to 73% of the study median. Oregon DCBS placed Tennessee at 73% of the study median, which falls in the study’s less-than-90% range. In that standardized comparison, Tennessee was below the study median; small differences in the index can still move a state several ranking positions.

The premium index is a standardized interstate comparison built from a consistent mix of major risk classifications. It does not mean every Tennessee employer pays $0.80 per $100 of payroll, and it is not an official Tennessee class rate or insurance quote.

How 10 Second Quotes models Tennessee

For Tennessee, 10 Second Quotes starts with a national industry benchmark derived from public workers’ compensation datasets and scales it to Tennessee’s statewide index of $0.80. That preserves differences among industries while making the estimate sensitive to the state’s overall cost environment.

The calculator then applies the same simplified claims-history adjustment used elsewhere on 10 Second Quotes. Exact premiums can differ substantially because of the employer’s actual classification, payroll, experience modification, insurer, underwriting, location, minimum premiums, fees and assessments.

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Is this an official Tennessee workers' comp rate?

No. This is an educational cost guide. It is designed to give a fast directional estimate until a state-specific public dataset suitable for this calculator is integrated. A carrier, agent, state fund or rating organization may classify and price the same business differently.

State adjustment source: Oregon DCBS 2024 Workers’ Compensation Premium Index Rates. The Oregon study is used as an interstate adjustment benchmark; 10 Second Quotes is not affiliated with or endorsed by Oregon DCBS or the State of Tennessee.