Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in California

$1,764.11maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

A rough estimate: two-thirds of the gross (pre-tax) wages you lose, capped at the $1,764.11 maximum and raised to the $264.61 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$1,764.11 per week1
Minimum weekly benefit
$264.611
How the benefit is figured
two-thirds of the gross (pre-tax) wages you lose23
Waiting period
TD starts if you cannot do your usual work for more than three days or are hospitalized overnight23
Next change: TTD rates change each January 1 by the percentage increase in the State Average Weekly Wage. Expected 1 January 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the California Division of Workers' Compensation.

Sources

  1. DWC announces temporary total disability rates for 2026 (Release 2025-116), California Department of Industrial Relations, checked 1 November 2026
  2. I was injured at work: Temporary disability benefits, California Division of Workers' Compensation, checked 1 November 2026
  3. A Guidebook for Injured Workers, Chapter 5, California Division of Workers' Compensation, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.