Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in Delaware

$962.72maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 July 2026

A rough estimate: 66 2/3% of the wages of the injured employee, capped at the $962.72 maximum and raised to the $320.91 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$962.7212
Minimum weekly benefit
$320.9112
How the benefit is figured
66 2/3% of the wages of the injured employee3
Waiting period
compensation begins with the fourth day of incapacity3
When the waiting period is paid back
paid from the first day of injury if incapacity lasts 7 days or more, including the day of injury3
Next change: Rates are set from the calendar year average weekly wage and take effect July 1. Expected 1 July 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the Delaware Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation.

Sources

  1. Workers' Compensation Rate Letter 2026, Delaware Department of Labor, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Workers' Compensation Rate Chart 2026, Delaware Department of Labor, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Delaware Code Title 19, Chapter 23, Subchapter II, State of Delaware, checked 1 November 2026

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