How Much Workers' Comp Pays in Arizona

Arizona calculates benefits monthly. Temporary total disability pays 66 2/3% of the worker's average monthly wage during the disability, plus a flat $100 per month extra if anyone depends on the worker for support. The first payment is due within 21 days after the Commission notifies the insurer of the claim (unless the claim is denied), then at least every two weeks during temporary total disability.

Arizona does not set a fixed maximum number of weeks for temporary benefits. Temporary total disability is paid during the period of disability, and temporary partial disability is paid during the period of partial disability. Permanent total disability is paid for the rest of the injured worker's life. Unscheduled permanent partial disability is paid during the disability and stops when the disability ends or the worker dies.

No compensation is paid for the first seven days after the injury. If the disability lasts longer than seven days, payments start on the eighth day; if it continues for one week beyond those seven days, compensation is paid back to the date of injury.

Scheduled permanent partial disabilities (loss of fingers, hands, arms, feet, legs, eyes, hearing and similar) pay 55% of the average monthly wage for a set number of months listed in the statute (for example, 50 months for loss of a leg), in addition to temporary total disability. Other (unscheduled) permanent partial disabilities pay 55% of the difference between the worker's pre-injury average monthly wage and the reduced monthly earning capacity caused by the injury. Permanent total disability pays 66 2/3% of the average monthly wage for life; loss of both eyes, both hands, both feet, or paralysis of two limbs is presumed permanent and total.