Comp Benefit Caps

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Workers' comp benefit limits in Kansas

$905.00maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027

A rough estimate: 66 2/3% of the average gross weekly wage, capped at the $905.00 maximum and raised to the $50.00 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$905 (7-1-26 to 6-30-27)1
Minimum weekly benefit
in no case less than $50 per week2
How the benefit is figured
66 2/3% of the average gross weekly wage2
Waiting period
first week of disability2
When the waiting period is paid back
first week paid if temporary total disability exists for three consecutive weeks2
Next change: The maximum weekly benefit is set for each July 1 to June 30 period. Expected 1 July 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the Kansas Department of Labor, Division of Workers Compensation.

Sources

  1. Maximum Benefits Table K-WC 107 (Rev. 07-1-26), Kansas Department of Labor, checked 1 November 2026
  2. K.S.A. 44-510c, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, checked 1 November 2026

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