Maximum Weekly Workers' Comp Benefits by State (2026)
The current maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit in each state and DC.
| State | Maximum weekly benefit |
|---|---|
| Alabama | For injuries on or after July 1, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $1,219 and the minimum is $335. For injuries from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, the maximum was $1,172 and the minimum $322. Permanent partial disability benefits have a separate cap of $220 per week. Ala. Code § 25-5-68(c); Alabama Department of Workforce memo, State's Average Weekly Wage (May 11, 2026); Claim Handling Manual |
| Alaska | For calendar year 2026, the maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,627 (120% of the Alaska average weekly wage of $1,356) and the minimum is $358 (22% of the maximum). The insurer may pay less than the minimum in some cases, for example if the worker does not provide proof of earnings ($110 per week). The rates change each January 1. AS 23.30.175(a); Division of Workers' Compensation Bulletin No. 25-06 (Dec. 12, 2025) |
| Arkansas | For injuries or deaths from January 1 through December 31, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $953 for total disability (85% of the state average weekly wage of $1,120.68) and $715 for permanent partial disability. The minimum weekly rate is $20. Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-501(b), (d); AWCC Advisory 2000-1 Update, Weekly Workers' Compensation Rates for 2026 (Oct. 1, 2025) |
| California | For injuries in 2026 (from January 1, 2026), the maximum temporary total disability rate is $1,764.11 per week and the minimum is $264.61 per week. For 2025 the maximum was $1,680.29 and the minimum $252.03. The rates are adjusted each January 1 based on the change in the state average weekly wage. Cal. Labor Code § 4453(a)(10); DWC News Release 2025-116, "DWC announces temporary total disability rates for 2026" |
| Connecticut | For injuries on or after October 1, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit for total disability (and for dependents of a deceased worker) is $1,776, and the maximum for partial disability is $1,175. The total-disability maximum changes every October 1 and equals 100% of the state's average weekly earnings, as determined by the Labor Commissioner. The minimum total-disability benefit is 20% of the maximum, but not more than 75% of the worker's average weekly wage. Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 31-307(a), 31-309; Workers' Compensation Commission Memorandum 2026-05 (Sept. 4, 2026) |
| Delaware | For injuries on or after July 1, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $962.72 and the minimum is $320.91, based on a 2025 state average weekly wage of $1,444.07. For injuries from July 1, 2025, the maximum was $924.31 and the minimum $308.11. 19 Del. C. § 2324; Office of Workers' Compensation memorandum, New Workers' Compensation Rate Effective July 1, 2026 (rev. 05/13/26); Workers' Compensation Rate Chart |
| District of Columbia | For 2026 (effective January 1, 2026), the maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,852.07 and the minimum is $463.02. For 2025 the maximum was $1,808.66 and the minimum $452.17. The maximum equals the average weekly wage of insured employees in the District and is reset each January 1. D.C. Code § 32-1505(b)–(d); DOES, Compensation Rates under the District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Act of 1979 (2026 table) |
| Florida | For injuries and illnesses occurring on or after January 1, 2026, the maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,358 (100% of the statewide average weekly wage of $1,357.95). The maximum is set each year for injuries in the following calendar year. Fla. Stat. § 440.12(2); Division of Workers' Compensation Informational Bulletin (Dec. 2, 2025) |
| Georgia | For accidents on or after July 1, 2023, the maximum weekly benefit is $800 for total disability (catastrophic and non-catastrophic) and for death benefits, and $533 for temporary partial disability. The minimum total disability benefit is $50 per week. The Board's provisions summary (revised July 1, 2025) states there were no benefit rate changes in 2024 or 2025. State Board of Workers' Compensation, Summary of Workers' Compensation Provisions (rev. 07/01/25); Workers' Compensation Law FAQs |
| Hawaii | For 2026, the maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit is $1,240.00, equal to the state average weekly wage. The corresponding maximum weekly wage base is $1,859.91. Disability Compensation Division, 2026 Maximum Weekly Wage Base and Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount (Dec. 10, 2025) |
| Idaho | For 2026, the average weekly state wage is $1,135.00, and the maximum weekly total disability benefit (90% of that wage) is $1,021.50. During the first 52 weeks, the benefit also cannot exceed 90% of the worker's own average weekly wage. The minimum generally ranges from 15% of the state wage during the first 52 weeks to 45% of the state wage afterward. Idaho Code § 72-409; Idaho Industrial Commission, Idaho Workers' Compensation Benefits Table (2026) |
| Illinois | For injuries from July 15, 2026 through January 14, 2027, the maximum weekly temporary total disability benefit is $2,045.63 (it was $2,008.60 from January 15 to July 14, 2026). The TTD minimum depends on the number of dependents, from $400 (no spouse or children) to $600 (four or more), but is never more than the employee's average weekly wage. Rates change every January 15 and July 15 based on the statewide average weekly wage. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, Benefit Rates page (rate tables) |
| Indiana | For injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, the maximum average weekly wage used is $1,316, so the maximum weekly benefit is $878; the minimum weekly wage used is $75. Total compensation for temporary total disability, permanent partial impairment, permanent total disability and death combined is capped at $439,000. For injuries from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit was $852 (total cap $426,000). Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana, Information on PPI and Weekly Benefits |
| Iowa | For injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (state average weekly wage $1,215.65), the maximum weekly benefit is $2,431 for temporary total, healing period, permanent total and death benefits, and $2,237 for permanent partial disability. For injuries from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, the maximums were $2,350 and $2,162. The minimum weekly benefit is tied to 35% of the state average weekly wage (or the worker's spendable earnings, if less). Iowa Code § 85.37; DIAL Workers' Compensation Division, Rate Information |
| Kentucky | For injuries occurring January 1 through December 31, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit for temporary or permanent total disability is $1,277.99 and the minimum is $232.36. The maximum for permanent partial disability is $958.49 (or $1,277.99 when the worker cannot return to the type of work done at the time of injury). The 2026 figures are based on a 2024 state average weekly wage of $1,161.81. Department of Workers' Claims, 2026 Workers' Compensation Benefit Schedule (Sept. 2, 2025); KRS 342.730, 342.740 |
| Louisiana | For workers injured September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, the maximum weekly compensation is $903.00 and the minimum is $241.00, based on a state average weekly wage of $1,204.02. By law the maximum is 75% of the state average weekly wage and the minimum for total disability is 20%. The limits in effect on the date of the accident apply for the whole claim and are not adjusted later. Mileage for medical travel is reimbursed at $0.76 per mile (effective July 1, 2026). OWCA, Weekly Compensation Benefits Limits; La. R.S. 23:1202 |
| Maine | For injuries on or after January 1, 2020, the maximum is 125% of the state average weekly wage (or $441, if higher). The Board's notice lists a maximum weekly rate of $1,561.40 for the payment period July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, based on a state average weekly wage of $1,249.12. For injuries from 2013 through 2019 the maximum is 100% of the state average weekly wage, listed as $1,249.12 for the same period. No general minimum weekly benefit was found in the sections reviewed. 39-A M.R.S. § 211; Maine Workers' Compensation Board, State Average Weekly Wage Notice (effective 7-1-26) |
| Maryland | For calendar year 2026, the Commission lists the maximum temporary total and permanent total disability benefit as $1,537.00 a week (100% of the state average weekly wage). The statutory minimum for temporary total disability is $50 a week. Permanent partial disability maximums for 2026 are lower: $257.00 a week for awards under 75 weeks, $513.00 for awards of 75 to under 250 weeks, and $1,153.00 for serious disability awards (250 weeks or more). Temporary partial disability is capped at $769.00. Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission, Maximum Rate of Benefits for Calendar Year 2026; Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 9-621 |
| Massachusetts | By statute, the maximum weekly compensation rate is 100% of the state average weekly wage, and the minimum is 20% of the state average weekly wage, using the figure in effect on or just before the date of injury. The state average weekly wage is set each year (on or before October 1). M.G.L. c. 152, § 1(10), (11) |
| Michigan | For injuries in 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $1,201.00 (90% of the 2026 state average weekly wage of $1,333.88). For 2025 injuries it was $1,164.00. The agency's chart also lists 2026 minimums of $666.94 (50% of the state average weekly wage) for death cases and $333.47 (25%) for specific-loss and total-and-permanent cases. The maximum is reset each January 1. MCL 418.355; Workers' Disability Compensation Agency, State Average Weekly Wage Chart |
| Minnesota | 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. Minn. Stat. § 176.101, subd. 1; Department of Labor and Industry, Common Minnesota workers' compensation benefit adjustments chart |
| Mississippi | 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. Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission, Maximum Benefit & Mileage Rates |
| Missouri | For injuries on or after July 1, 2026 (fiscal year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027), the state average weekly wage is $1,233.06 and the maximum weekly benefits are $1,294.71 for temporary total disability, permanent total disability and death, and $678.18 for permanent partial disability. The statutory minimum weekly benefit is $40. Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, State Average Weekly Wage and Benefit Maximums memo (July 1, 2026); RSMo § 287.170 |
| Montana | For injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, the maximum weekly rate is $1,192.00 for temporary total, permanent total, temporary partial, rehabilitation and death benefits, and $596.00 for permanent partial disability. The minimum weekly death benefit for that period is $596.00, but not more than the worker's actual wages at the time of death. Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Adoption of the State's Average Weekly Wage for Fiscal Year 2027 (June 2026) |
| Nebraska | By statute, the maximum weekly income benefit for disability and death is reset each January 1 at 100% of the state average weekly wage (rounded up to the next whole dollar), unless the Governor suspends the change after a public hearing. The minimum weekly income benefit is $49. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-121.01 |
| Nevada | For injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (fiscal year 2027), the maximum average monthly wage is $8,537.68, so the maximum disability compensation is $5,691.79 per month, which the Division lists as $1,308.86 per week ($186.98 per day). A worker who earned less receives 66 2/3% of the actual wage. The state average weekly wage certified for this period is $1,314.50. Nevada Division of Industrial Relations, Maximum Compensation Fiscal Year 2027 memorandum (June 29, 2026) |
| New Hampshire | The maximum weekly benefit is 150% of the state average weekly wage (rounded to the nearest dollar) for the year of injury. The state average weekly wage for the prior calendar year is set by the Department of Employment Security and takes effect each July 1. N.H. RSA 281-A:28, II |
| New Jersey | For accidents in 2026 (effective January 1, 2026), the temporary and permanent total disability maximum is $1,199 per week and the minimum is $320 per week. The death-benefit maximum rate is also $1,199. For permanent partial disability the 2026 schedule lists a maximum rate of $1,598.66 and a minimum of $35 per week, depending on the number of weeks awarded. NJ Division of Workers' Compensation, Schedule of Disabilities and Maximum Benefits effective 1/1/2026 |
| New Mexico | For injuries in 2026 (January 2026 table), the maximum weekly benefit is $1,146.66 (100% of the state average weekly wage) and the minimum is $36.00. The table lists a total maximum of $573,275 for 500 weeks and $802,585 for 700 weeks. NMSA 1978, § 52-1-41; WCA disability rates table (dated July 22, 2025, effective through December 2026) |
| New York | For injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, the maximum weekly benefit is $1,281.50 and the minimum is $384.45 (or the worker's actual wages, if less). For injuries from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, the maximum was $1,222.42 (minimum $325 for injuries in 2025). The maximum is two-thirds of the prior year's New York State Average Weekly Wage and is adjusted each July 1; the rate is fixed by the date of injury. N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law §§ 2(16), 15(6); WCB Schedule of Maximum Weekly Benefit |
| North Carolina | The maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,446.00 for injuries in 2026 ($1,380.00 in 2025). The minimum is $30 per week. The maximum is set annually and applies according to the year of injury. N.C. Industrial Commission, Maximum Weekly Compensation Rates for 1982 - 2026; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-29 |
| North Dakota | For disabilities beginning on or after July 1, 2026, WSI lists a maximum weekly benefit of $1,614 and a minimum of $775 (state average weekly wage $1,291). For July 1, 2025, the figures were $1,569 maximum and $753 minimum. The minimum does not apply if it would exceed the worker's net wages; in that case the worker receives net wages. N.D. Cent. Code § 65-05-09; WSI, North Dakota Weekly Benefit Levels |
| Ohio | For 2026 injuries, BWC lists a maximum temporary total benefit of $1,281 per week (statewide average weekly wage of $1,281) and a minimum of $427. The permanent total disability maximum is $1,281 ($854 if the worker receives Social Security disability), with a minimum of $640.50. The 2025 maximum was $1,231. Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4123.56, 4123.62; BWC compensation rate chart |
| Oklahoma | The temporary total disability maximum equals the state average weekly wage and is reset each calendar year. For injuries from January 1 through December 31, 2025, the Commission announced a maximum of $1,083.46 per week for temporary total disability, permanent total disability and death benefits. Permanent partial disability is capped at $360 per week, increasing to $375 per week on July 1, 2025. 85A Okla. Stat. § 45; Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission CY 2025 rate notice |
| Oregon | Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the state average weekly wage is $1,461.21. The Workers' Compensation Division lists a current maximum temporary disability rate of $1,943.41 per week for injuries from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027 (133% of the state average weekly wage for new injuries). The statutory minimum is the lesser of 90% of wages or $50 a week. DCBS Workers' Compensation Division Bulletin 111 (Revised May 4, 2026); ORS 656.210 |
| Pennsylvania | For injuries on or after Jan. 1, 2026, the maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,394.00. Workers with an average weekly wage between $1,045.51 and $2,091.00 receive 66⅔%; between $774.44 and $1,045.50 receive $697.00; and at $774.43 or less receive 90% of their average weekly wage. The 2025 maximum was $1,347.00. Pa. Dept. of Labor & Industry, Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) Announced |
| Rhode Island | The maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,691 for injuries on or after Oct. 1, 2026 (it was $1,622 from Oct. 1, 2025). No minimum weekly rate is listed on the Department of Labor and Training's rate page. DLT, Maximum Compensation Rates; R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-17 |
| South Carolina | The Commission's Compensation Rates page lists a maximum weekly compensation rate of $1,189.94 for accidents on or after Jan. 1, 2026 (it was $1,134.43 for 2025). The statutory minimum is $75 a week, or the worker's actual average weekly wage if lower. S.C. Workers' Compensation Commission, Compensation Rates; S.C. Code § 42-9-10 |
| South Dakota | Effective July 1, 2026 (through June 30, 2027), the maximum weekly workers' compensation rate is $1,152 and the minimum is $576. Permanent total disability benefits received a 2.5% cost-of-living increase effective July 1, 2026. S.D. Dept. of Labor and Regulation, Workers' Compensation Rates |
| Tennessee | For injuries from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the maximum temporary benefit is $1,488.30 per week (110% of the $1,353 state average weekly wage) and the minimum is $202.95. The maximum for permanent benefits is $1,353 per week, and the maximum total benefit is $608,850. For July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, the temporary maximum was $1,426.70. Tenn. Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Compensation Rates |
| Texas | For injuries from Oct. 1, 2026 through Sept. 30, 2027 (fiscal year 2027), the maximum temporary income benefit is $1,314 per week and the minimum is $197 (state average weekly wage $1,314.32). Impairment and supplemental income benefits are capped at $920; lifetime income and death benefits at $1,314. For fiscal year 2026 (Oct. 1, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2026), the temporary income maximum was $1,271 and the minimum $191. TDI-DWC, State average weekly wage (SAWW) / maximum and minimum weekly benefits; Tex. Lab. Code § 408.061 |
| Utah | For injuries from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the state average weekly wage is $1,376. Maximum weekly benefits are $1,376 for temporary total and temporary partial disability, $917 for permanent partial disability, and $1,169 for permanent total disability and death benefits. The minimum is $45 per week plus $20 per dependent spouse and child (up to the limits described above). Utah Labor Commission, Quick Reference Guide to Workers' Compensation Benefits Effective July 1, 2026 |
| Vermont | By statute, the maximum weekly compensation is 150% of the state "average compensation" and the minimum is 50%, each rounded up to the next dollar; the Commissioner announces new rates each July 1. A worker whose average weekly wage is below the minimum receives special treatment set out in the statute. 21 V.S.A. § 601(18), (19) |
| Virginia | Effective July 1, 2026, the maximum weekly compensation rate is $1,507.01 and the minimum is $376.75. For injuries from July 1, 2025, the maximum was $1,463.10 and the minimum $365.78. A cost-of-living adjustment of 2.65% takes effect Oct. 1, 2026 for eligible benefits. Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, Rates (Min-Max Benefits, COLA, Mileage) |
| Washington | Washington sets a monthly, not weekly, maximum: for injuries on or after July 1, 1996, time-loss may not exceed 120% of the state's average monthly wage. L&I's chart lists a maximum of $9,981.00 per month ($332.70 per day) effective July 1, 2026, up from $9,516.00 effective July 1, 2025. L&I, Maximum Time-Loss Rates chart; L&I, Time-Loss Compensation (March 2026) |
| West Virginia | By statute, the temporary total disability maximum is 100% of the average weekly wage in West Virginia and the minimum is generally 33⅓% of it; permanent partial disability is capped at 70% of the state average weekly wage. The rate is fixed by the date of injury. W. Va. Code § 23-4-6 |
| Wisconsin | For injuries on or after Jan. 1, 2026, the maximum weekly rate for temporary total, permanent total and death benefits is $1,375 (based on a maximum weekly wage of $2,062.50). The maximum permanent partial disability rate is $446 for injuries from Jan. 1, 2026 and $454 for injuries on or after April 1, 2026 (rising to $462 on Jan. 1, 2027). DWD, Worker's Compensation Maximum Wage and Rate Chart (WKC-9572-P, rev. 04/2026); DWD, 2025 Wisconsin Act 145 summary |
| Wyoming | Wyoming sets a monthly, not weekly, cap: temporary total disability cannot exceed the statewide average monthly wage for the 12-month period before the quarter of injury (or 100% of the worker's own monthly earnings, if lower), and is at least 30% of that statewide wage (or two-thirds of the worker's earnings, if greater). Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-403(c) |
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