Comp Benefit Caps

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Workers' comp benefit limits in Florida

$1,358.00maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026

A rough estimate: 66 2/3 or 66.67 percent of the average weekly wages, capped at the $1,358.00 maximum and raised to the $20.00 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
shall be $1,3581
Minimum weekly benefit
shall not be less than $20 per week2
How the benefit is figured
66 2/3 or 66.67 percent of the average weekly wages3
Waiting period
first 7 days of the disability2
When the waiting period is paid back
paid from the first day if more than 21 days of disability2
Next change: The maximum equals 100 percent of the statewide average weekly wage for each injury year. Expected 1 January 2027.12

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

Sources

  1. Informational Bulletin: Maximum Compensation Rate 2026 (issued December 2, 2025), Florida Division of Workers' Compensation, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Florida Statutes 440.12, Florida Legislature, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Florida Statutes 440.15, Florida Legislature, checked 1 November 2026

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