Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in District of Columbia

$1,852.07maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026

A rough estimate: 66 2/3% of the employee's average weekly wages, capped at the $1,852.07 maximum and raised to the $463.02 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$1,852.071
Minimum weekly benefit
$463.021
How the benefit is figured
66 2/3% of the employee's average weekly wages3
Waiting period
first 3 days of the disability2
When the waiting period is paid back
paid from the date of disability if disability lasts more than 14 days2
Maximum, death benefits
Compensation for disability or death shall not exceed the average weekly wages of insured employees12
Next change: DOES publishes a new maximum and minimum each January 1. Expected 1 January 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the DC Department of Employment Services, Office of Workers' Compensation.

Sources

  1. Maximum-Minimum Compensation Rate 2026, DC Department of Employment Services, checked 1 November 2026
  2. D.C. Code 32-1505, Council of the District of Columbia, checked 1 November 2026
  3. D.C. Code 32-1508, Council of the District of Columbia, checked 1 November 2026

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