Comp Benefit Caps

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Workers' comp benefit limits in Kentucky

$1,277.99maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

A rough estimate: 66 2/3% of the employee's average weekly wage, capped at the $1,277.99 maximum and raised to the $232.36 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$1,277.991
Minimum weekly benefit
$232.361
How the benefit is figured
66 2/3% of the employee's average weekly wage1
Maximum, permanent partial disability
$958.49 under KRS 342.730(1)(b), $1,277.99 if unable to return to the same type of work1
Maximum, death benefits
$871.36 (widow or widower with children and other listed dependents)1
Next change: The benefit schedule covers each calendar year. Expected 1 January 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims.

Sources

  1. 2026 Workers' Compensation Benefit Schedule, Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims, checked 1 November 2026

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