Workers Comp Maximum Weekly Benefit by State (2026) and TTD Calculator

By Mustafa Bilgic · Updated 2026-09-27

State workers' comp laws cap the weekly check for temporary total disability (TTD), and most also set a minimum. In most states the cap changes on a fixed date each year, and the figures that apply are the ones in effect on your date of injury. This workers' comp maximum weekly benefit calculator uses the official 2026 maximum and minimum for 49 states and the District of Columbia, taken from each state's workers' compensation agency or statute, and applies that state's TTD formula to your wage.

2026 Maximum and Minimum Weekly Workers' Comp Benefits by State

Amounts are weekly unless marked monthly, as of September 27, 2026. Each amount is followed by the injury dates it covers. AWW means average weekly wage.

How the Weekly TTD Rate Is Figured

TTD replaces part of your lost wages while you cannot work at all during recovery. In 36 of the 50 jurisdictions in the table, the weekly rate is two-thirds (66 2/3%) of your gross average weekly wage. The result is then held between the state's maximum and minimum.

• Maximum: the largest check anyone can receive, however high the wage. For an injury on September 27, 2026, the highest weekly maximum in the table is Iowa's $2,431 and the lowest is Mississippi's $654.63.
• Minimum: the smallest check for total disability. Many states pay your full wage if it is below the minimum, some use a flat floor, and a few have none.
• Other formulas: Massachusetts and New Hampshire pay 60%; Rhode Island pays 62%; Idaho pays 67%; New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas pay 70%; Connecticut pays 75% of after-tax (spendable) wages; Alaska, Iowa and Michigan pay 80% of after-tax (spendable) wages; Nevada, Washington and Wyoming pay a monthly benefit; Ohio pays 72% of the full weekly wage for the first 12 weeks.

When the Maximum Changes

New figures take effect on these dates. In most of these states the figures in effect on the date of injury stay with the claim, which is why the calculator asks for that date.

• January 1: Alaska, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.
• January 15 and July 15: Illinois.
• July 1: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
• September 1: Louisiana.
• October 1: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Texas.
• Every quarter: Wyoming.
• Fixed in the statute: Georgia (the dollar figure changes only when the law changes).

States With Extra Rules

• Dependents: Illinois, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and Washington raise the benefit, the percentage or the minimum for a spouse or children, within caps.
• Take-home pay limits: New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio and South Dakota can limit the check to your after-tax pay; enter your take-home pay in the calculator.
• Bands and tiers: Pennsylvania pays by wage bands; Idaho's minimum works in bands; Ohio pays 72% for the first 12 weeks.
• Maximum by payment year: Maine (injuries since 2020) and Oregon apply each July 1 maximum to benefits paid after that date instead of fixing it at the injury date, and Washington moves rates set at the maximum or minimum to the new figures each July 1.
• Catastrophic injuries: Florida pays 80% of the AWW for up to 6 months from the accident, without the usual maximum, after loss of an arm, leg, hand or foot, paraplegia, paraparesis, quadriplegia, quadriparesis or loss of sight in both eyes.
• Coming changes: Oregon moves to a tiered formula for injuries on or after January 1, 2027; North Carolina's minimum rises to $50 for claims arising on or after July 1, 2027.
• Computed figures: Hawaii's minimum ($310) is computed from the statute because the state publishes only the maximum; Wisconsin's $20 minimum is two-thirds of the $30 wage floor in Wis. Stat. 102.11; New Hampshire's July 1, 2026 figures are computed from the statute and the published state average weekly wage because the agency's notice could not be read.

The calculator shows the details for your state under the result.

Not in the Table

Arizona sets a maximum average monthly wage for each calendar year of injury, but its 2026 figure could not be confirmed from the Industrial Commission of Arizona when this page was built. By statute, Arizona pays 66 2/3% of the average monthly wage, counting wages only up to the maximum the Industrial Commission adopts by August 1 of each year for injuries in the next calendar year, plus $100 a month if anyone depends on you for support (claims filed on or after September 26, 2025).

Worked Examples

Florida, injury on March 10, 2026. A worker with a $1,200 average weekly wage gets two-thirds, $800.00 a week. A worker earning $2,400 would get $1,600 at two-thirds, but the 2026 maximum limits the check to $1,358.

Pennsylvania, injury on June 1, 2026. Two-thirds of an $800 wage is $533.33, below half the state average weekly wage, so the band rule pays $697.

Washington, injury on August 3, 2026. A married worker with 2 children and a gross monthly wage of $5,000 gets 69%, $3,450 a month.

Frequently Asked Questions