Kansas Electrical Workers Comp Rates (2026)
Kansas does not publish its electrical class figures online. Across the 26 states that do, the median typical premium is about $1.90 per $100 of payroll. Ask a carrier or the state's rating bureau for the current Kansas figure.
No official Kansas figure is available online, so the numbers below use the US median of the states that publish one.
Kansas class code for electrical
- 5190: Electrical Wiring - Within Buildings
- 7538 (Electric Light or Power Line Construction & Drivers)
Electrical work carries shock, arc flash and fall hazards. Outside power line construction is a separate class, 7538.
What comp costs per electrician in Kansas
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 6,350 electricians on payrolls in Kansas (May 2025), the 36th largest workforce among the 50 states and DC. The median wage is $31.66 an hour, 4% above the US median of $30.38.
Electricians make up about the same share of Kansas jobs as they do nationally (location quotient 0.91).
At the US median of $1.90 per $100 of payroll (Kansas does not publish its figure online), comp on one worker at that wage costs about $0.60 for every hour worked, or $1,251 a year full time. A 2-person crew comes to roughly $2,502 a year in premium before any experience mod.
Because premium is charged on payroll, who you hire moves the bill. Kansas pay runs from $20.51 an hour at the 10th percentile to $46.55 at the 90th, so the same rate costs $0.39 an hour on a new hire and $0.88 on a senior hand.
Workers comp requirements in Kansas
- Coverage required: Required when gross annual payroll exceeds $20,000 (payroll-based, not headcount)
- Owners and sole proprietors: Sole proprietors and partners excluded; owner wages don't count toward the $20,000 for unincorporated firms
- State fund: Private market (no state fund)
- Waiting period: 7 days; reimbursed if disability continues 21 days
- Penalty for going without: Knowing failure: twice the annual premium owed or $25,000, whichever is greater
Kansas exempts small employers by a $20,000 payroll threshold rather than an employee count.
Kansas vs neighboring states
Kansas does not publish its figure, so the first row is the US median. Among neighbors that publish, Colorado is the cheapest for electrical comp at about $1.78 and Missouri the most expensive at about $2.81 per $100 of payroll.
If your crews work across the line, list those states under item 3.A or 3.C of your policy before the job starts. Rates follow the state where the work is done, not where your office is.
What moves a electrical comp bill
- Electrical is one of the cheaper construction classes, so overstated payroll often costs more than the rate itself. Estimate payroll honestly at renewal and true it up at audit.
- Ladder falls and shocks are the typical claims. Lockout and tagout procedures that are actually followed are what keep the experience mod under 1.0.
- Low-voltage, alarm, and solar work can carry different class codes in some states. Ask your agent before you add those lines to the business.
- Office staff and estimators who stay out of the field can usually be rated as clerical. Keep their hours off the field timesheets.