State disability insurance wage base and rates
Tax year 2017

Employee
contribution

Employer
contribution

Taxable wage limit if applicable (1)

California

0.9%

None

$110,902

California source

Hawaii

50% of cost but not more than 0.5% of covered weekly wages up to maximum. Weekly contribution of $5.12

Difference between cost and worker's contribution

$1,023.31 (weekly)

Hawaii source

New Jersey

0.24% (3)

New employers pay 0.5% of taxable wages if in state plan, otherwise experience rating applies (2)

$33,500

New Jersey source

New York

0.5% with contribution limit of:

$0.14 daily
$0.60 weekly
$1.20 biweekly
$1.30 semimonthly
$2.60 monthly (4)

Balance of costs over employee contributions necessary to provide benefits

None

New York source

Puerto Rico

 0.3% (5)

0.3% (5)

$ 9,000 (5)

11 LPRA§208

Puerto Rico source

Rhode Island

 1. 2%

None

$68,100

Rhode Island source

(1) Represents maximum annual earnings unless another period is specified. Where employer contribution is stated as a percentage, the taxable wage limit applies.

(2) New Jersey. For 2017, employer disability experience rates range from 0.1% to 0.75%.

(3) California. Effective January 1, 2017, employees pay at 0.10% for family leave insurance (FLI), up from 0.08% for calendar year 2016.

(4) New York. A FY 2016-17 budget bill (CH 54) will establish paid family leave to be funded by employee payroll deduction through the state disability insurance program. On June 1, 2017, and each September 1 thereafter, the NY Workers' Compensation Board will set the amount of the family leave employee contribution.

(5) Puerto Rico. Not anticipated to change for 2017.