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Last verified: September 24, 2026

Workers’ Comp Maximum Weekly Benefits by State (2026)

Every state caps how much workers’ compensation pays per week, no matter how high your wages were. That cap decides the real ceiling on your temporary or permanent disability check.

Workers’ compensation temporary total disability (TTD) benefits are usually calculated as a percentage of your average weekly wage — typically 60–80% depending on the state. But every state also sets a statutory ceiling on that weekly check, and most set a floor too. If your wages are high enough, the maximum is what you actually receive, regardless of what the percentage formula would otherwise produce.

The table below lists the maximum and minimum weekly TTD rate currently in effect in every state and the District of Columbia, pulled directly from each jurisdiction’s own workers’ compensation agency, labor department, or statute — never from aggregator sites or law-firm marketing pages. Where an official figure could not be independently confirmed, the table says so rather than guessing.

As of September 24, 2026, 50 of 51 jurisdictions are independently verified against an official source; one jurisdiction (West Virginia) could not be confirmed and is marked accordingly. See the Methodology section below for the full sourcing rules and per-state caveats.

Maximum & Minimum Weekly TTD Rate by State

StateMax Weekly TTDMin WeeklyRateEffective PeriodSource
Alabama$1,219.00$335.0066 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxEffective July 1, 2026 (until next annual update)Official source ↗
Alaska$1,627.00$358.00TTD/PTD paid under AS 23.30.175(a); rate scales with the Alaska Average Weekly Wage (AAWW)January 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Arizona*$943.23Not published66 2/3% of Average Monthly Wage (AMW), capped at the statutory maximum AMWJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Arkansas$953.00$20.00TTD max = 85% of state AWW; PPD max = 75% of TTD maxJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
California$1,764.11$264.6166 2/3% of average weekly earnings, subject to statutory min/maxJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Colorado$1,464.12Not published66 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory maximum; max rate requires wage >= $2,196.18/weekEffective July 1, 2026, 12:01 a.m. (FY2026-2027)Official source ↗
Connecticut$1,716.00Not publishedBased on statutory formula referencing Connecticut State AWWOctober 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026Official source ↗
Delaware$962.72$320.9166 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
District of Columbia$1,852.07$463.0266 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Florida$1,358.00$20.0066 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Georgia$800.00$50.0066 2/3% of AWW (13 weeks prior to accident)July 1, 2023 - present (rates unchanged; SBWC summary revised 07/01/2025 confirms no change for 2024/2025, and no subsequent change found for 2026)Official source ↗
Hawaii$1,240.00Not published66 2/3% of AWW, capped at maximum weekly benefit amount2026 (calendar year)Official source ↗
Idaho$1,135.00$170.25Max = 90% of Idaho AWW; Min = 15% of Idaho AWW2026 (by date-of-injury table)Official source ↗
Illinois$2,045.63$400.0066 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/max07/15/2026 - 01/14/2027Official source ↗
Indiana*$877.33Not published66 2/3% of AWW (IC 22-3-3-8), capped per statutory maximum average weekly wageInjuries on or after July 1, 2026 (open-ended/current)Official source ↗
Iowa$2,431.00$425.0080% of spendable (after-tax) earnings, subject to statutory min/maxJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
Kansas$905.00$50.0066 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
Kentucky$1,277.99$232.3666 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/max under KRS 342.143January 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Louisiana$903.00$241.0066 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory minimum ($241.00) / maximum ($903.00)September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027Official source ↗
Maine$1,561.40Not published80% of after-tax (spendable) AWW, capped at 125% of SAWW for injuries 1/1/2020+July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
Maryland$1,537.00Not publishedTwo-thirds of AWW, not to exceed 100% of the State Average Weekly WageJanuary 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 (calendar year 2026)Official source ↗
Massachusetts$1,922.48$384.5060% of AWW (Section 34), subject to statutory min/maxOctober 1, 2025 (in effect through the next annual update, ~October 2026; covers 9/24/2026)Official source ↗
Michigan$1,201.00$0.7480% of after-tax AWW, subject to statutory max, indexed to SAWWJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Minnesota$1,536.84$307.37Min = 20% of statewide max compensation rate; max = statewide AWW-indexedOctober 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026Official source ↗
Mississippi$654.63Not published66 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory maximumJanuary 1, 2026 - (calendar year 2026, no expiration stated)Official source ↗
Missouri$1,294.71$40.00105% of Missouri State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
Montana$1,192.00Not published66 2/3% of gross wages, capped at statutory maximumJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
Nebraska$1,166.00Not published66 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory maximumEffective January 1, 2026 (until next annual adjustment)Official source ↗
Nevada$1,308.86Not published66 2/3% of AMW, capped at statutory maximum AMW (converted to weekly)July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Year 2027)Official source ↗
New Hampshire*$2,309.00$461.7460% of AWW (for injuries on/after 2/8/94), subject to statutory min/max, capped at 100% of after-tax earningsEffective July 1, 2025 (last officially published rate on NH DOL's own table; NH DOL states it issues a new notice each July 1, but no July 1, 2026 update could be located on the official page as of this research date, 9/24/2026)Official source ↗
New Jersey$1,199.00Not published70% of AWW, subject to statutory maximumJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
New Mexico$1,146.66$36.0066 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxJanuary 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
New York$1,281.50$384.452/3 of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
North Carolina$1,446.00Not published66 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory maximum2026 (calendar year)Official source ↗
North Dakota$1,614.00$775.00Max = 125% of SAWW; Min = 60% of SAWW (or actual net wage if lower)Effective July 1, 2026Official source ↗
Ohio$1,281.00$427.0072% of Full Weekly Wage for first 12 weeks, then 66 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory maximum/minimumCalendar Year 2026 (January 1 - December 31, 2026)Official source ↗
Oklahoma$1,128.66Not published70% of AWW, subject to statutory maximumJanuary 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 (CY2026)Official source ↗
Oregon$1,943.41Not published133% of SAWW cap (ORS 656.210/656.211)7/1/2023-6/30/2027 injury-date bracket; rate payable 7/1/2026-6/30/2027 (133% of SAWW $1,461.21)Official source ↗
Pennsylvania$1,394.00Not published66 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory maximum (statewide average weekly wage)January 1 - December 31, 2026Official source ↗
Rhode Island$1,622.00Not publishedStatutory percentage of AWW, subject to maximum tied to state AWWOctober 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026Official source ↗
South Carolina$1,178.30Not published66 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory maximumJanuary 1, 2026 and forwardOfficial source ↗
South Dakota$1,152.00$576.00Statutory min/max tied to SD statewide AWWEffective July 1, 2026Official source ↗
Tennessee$1,488.30$202.95110% of Tennessee State Average Weekly Wage (max)July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
Texas$1,271.00$191.0070% (or 75% for lower earners) of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxOctober 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026Official source ↗
Utah$1,376.00$45.0066 2/3% of AWW, capped at 100% of state AWWEffective July 1, 2026Official source ↗
Vermont$1,914.00$638.0066 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
Virginia$1,507.01$376.7566 2/3% of AWW, subject to statutory min/maxEffective July 1, 2026Official source ↗
Washington*$2,303.31$287.91Percentage of wages (60-75% depending on marital/dependent status), subject to MONTHLY max/min tied to state average monthly wageJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027Official source ↗
West VirginiaPending official confirmationPending official confirmationNot publishedJuly 1, 2026 (FY2027)Official source ↗
Wisconsin$1,375.00Not publishedTTD/PTD paid at 2/3 of AWW, subject to statutory maximumJanuary 1, 2026 (unchanged through April 1, 2026 update)Official source ↗
Wyoming*$800.71$360.30W.S. 27-14-403; TTD paid MONTHLY (max = 2/3 of Average Monthly Wage for wages >= SAMW; min = 30% of SAMW floor)2026/QTR 3 (7/1/26-9/30/26)Official source ↗

* Arizona: Arizona’s system is monthly, not weekly. The figure shown is a standard weekly-equivalent (Average Monthly Wage × 12 ÷ 52 × 66⅔%) calculated from the official statutory maximum AMW — not a number the Industrial Commission itself publishes as “weekly.”

* Washington: Washington L&I pays time-loss compensation monthly and does not publish a weekly rate at all. The official monthly maximum/minimum are $9,981.00/mo and $1,247.63/mo; the weekly figures shown here are a calculated equivalent (× 12 ÷ 52) so Washington can be compared against every other state’s weekly rate in this table.

* Wyoming: Wyoming pays TTD monthly under a quarterly Statewide Average Monthly Wage table. The figures shown are calculated weekly-equivalents (monthly figure × 12 ÷ 52), not statute-stated weekly numbers.

* New Hampshire: This is the last rate officially published on NH DOL’s own compensation rate table (revised June 9, 2025). NH DOL states it issues a new rate each July 1, but no July 2026 update could be located on the official page as of the verification date below — treat this as the most recent confirmed figure, not a guaranteed-current one.

* Indiana: Indiana sets its TTD maximum by legislative amendment to the statutory maximum average weekly wage rather than an annual administrative bulletin. This is the precise computed figure ($1,316 statutory max AWW × 66⅔%); secondary sources commonly round it to “$878.”

Methodology

Every figure in this table was checked against a state workers’ comp agency, board, commission, or labor department page — or the state’s own statute text. Aggregator sites, law-firm blogs, and insurer marketing pages were used only to locate where an official page might be; none were cited as a source, and none were used to fill in a number that wasn’t independently confirmed on an official page. Every source URL in the table above was fetched and its returned text checked to confirm the dollar figures and effective period actually appear on that page before the row was marked verified.

Where an official page could not be reached or did not contain the number — a JavaScript-rendered rate table, a scanned or image-only PDF, a page blocked by robots.txt, or simply no locatable official page — the row is marked “Pending official confirmation” rather than filled with a guessed figure. As of September 24, 2026, that applies to West Virginia.

States update their maximum and minimum rates on different cycles, which is why the “Effective Period” column varies so much. Several states run a state fiscal year (July 1–June 30) rather than a calendar year, and because this dataset was collected on September 24, 2026 — after the July 1, 2026 rollover — the current fiscal-year figures were required, not the prior year’s. A small number of states, including Georgia, set their rate by statute rather than an annual index and haven’t changed it in several years; that’s a real reflection of the law, not a stale lookup.

Three states — Arizona, Washington, and Wyoming — run their systems on a monthly basis rather than weekly and don’t publish an official “weekly” figure at all. Their entries in this table are calculated weekly-equivalents of the official monthly figures, footnoted above. New Hampshire and Indiana carry their own caveats, also footnoted: New Hampshire’s is the most recent rate NH DOL has published, not a confirmed-current one, and Indiana’s is a precisely computed figure that secondary sources commonly round.

This table is reviewed on a rolling basis, most recently September 24, 2026. If you find a figure that’s changed since verification, or a state you believe is mis-sourced, use the contact page — corrections to legal and statutory figures are prioritized. See also our editorial policy and methodology pages for how Settlebrook sources and reviews legal content generally.

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