How Much Workers' Comp Pays in Mississippi

Temporary total disability benefits are 66 2/3% (two-thirds) of the worker's average weekly wage, subject to the weekly maximum, for as long as the disability continues, up to 450 weeks. Payments must be made at least every 14 days. If a carrier ends benefits and doctors disagree about whether the worker has reached maximum medical recovery, the worker may demand an immediate hearing on five days' notice to the carrier.

For injuries on or after January 1, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $654.63 and the lifetime disability maximum (450 times the weekly maximum) is $294,583.50. For 2025 injuries, the maximum was $610.00 (lifetime maximum $274,500.00). A worker receives the lesser of two-thirds of his or her average weekly wage or the weekly maximum in effect on the date of injury.

Temporary total disability benefits are paid while the disability continues, up to 450 weeks. Permanent total disability benefits are also limited to 450 weeks, and the total paid is also capped at an amount tied to 450 weeks times 66-2/3% of the state average weekly wage. Permanent partial disability for scheduled body parts is paid for a fixed number of weeks (for example, 150 weeks for a hand, 200 weeks for an arm), and other permanent partial disability may not be paid for longer than 450 weeks.

Wage-loss payments are not made for the first 5 days of disability. If the worker has 14 or more days of disability, payments are made for the whole period, including the first 5 days. Medical benefits are paid regardless of how many days are missed.

Permanent partial disability for a scheduled body part pays 66 2/3% of the average weekly wage (subject to the maximum) for a set number of weeks after temporary benefits end, for example: arm 200 weeks, leg 175, hand 150, foot 125, eye 100, thumb 60, hearing in both ears 150. Total loss of use counts as loss of the member, and partial loss may be paid proportionally. Serious facial or head disfigurement may be awarded up to $5,000. Other permanent partial disabilities are paid at two-thirds of the difference between pre-injury wages and later wage-earning capacity, up to 450 weeks. Permanent total disability (including loss of both hands, arms, feet, legs or eyes, or any two of them) pays two-thirds of the average weekly wage for up to 450 weeks.