How Much Workers' Comp Pays in Minnesota

Temporary total disability benefits are 66 2/3% (two-thirds) of the worker's weekly wage at the time of injury, subject to the state minimum and maximum. Temporary total benefits generally stop after 130 weeks (unless the worker is in an approved retraining plan), 90 days after the worker is told of maximum medical improvement, on return to work, or in other listed situations. Temporary partial disability benefits are two-thirds of the difference between the pre-injury wage and current earnings, generally for no more than 275 weeks or past 450 weeks after the injury.

For injuries on or after October 1, 2026, the maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,594.08 and the minimum is $318.82 (or the worker's actual wage, if less), based on a statewide average weekly wage of $1,476. For October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the maximum was $1,536.84 and the minimum $307.37. By statute, the maximum is 108% of the statewide average weekly wage and the minimum is 20% of the maximum, adjusted each October 1.

Temporary total disability benefits stop entirely once 130 weeks have been paid (the limit does not run while the worker is in an approved retraining plan), and they also generally stop 90 days after the worker has reached maximum medical improvement, counted from when the worker receives or is served the written MMI report. Temporary partial disability benefits may not be paid for more than 275 weeks, or after 450 weeks from the date of injury, whichever comes first. Permanent total disability benefits end at age 72; for a worker injured after age 67, they end after five years of benefits have been paid. Limited exceptions apply under the rehabilitation statute.

No wage-loss benefits are paid for the first three calendar days of disability. If the disability lasts 10 calendar days or longer, benefits are paid back to the first day of disability. Any lost time, even part of a day, counts as the first day of disability, and the days are counted as consecutive calendar days, not workdays.

Permanent partial disability (PPD) pays for permanent loss of use of a body part. A doctor rates the impairment as a percentage of the whole body under department rules, and that percentage is multiplied by a dollar amount from a statutory table. PPD is paid after temporary total disability ends, either in installments or, on request, as a lump sum. Permanent total disability (for example, loss of sight in both eyes, complete paralysis, or an injury that totally and permanently prevents gainful work and meets other criteria) pays two-thirds of the wage at the time of injury, with the same maximum as temporary total disability and a minimum of 65% of the statewide average weekly wage; after $25,000 has been paid, it is reduced by certain government disability and retirement benefits.