Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in Maryland

$1,537.00maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

A rough estimate: two-thirds of the employee's average weekly wage, capped at the $1,537.00 maximum. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$1,537.00 (2026)12

The Commission's rate page still showed 2025 rates when fetched.

How the benefit is figured
Two-thirds of the employee's Average Weekly Wage3
Maximum, permanent partial disability
$1,153.00 for 250+ weeks, $513.00 for 75-249 weeks, $257.00 under 75 weeks1
Next change: Maximum rates are set for each calendar year. Expected 1 January 2027.3

Questions about a claim go to the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission.

Sources

  1. MD Rate Card 2026, Franklin & Prokopik (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  2. SSA POMS DI 52150.045 Chart of States' Maximum WC Benefits (TN 54, 10-26), Social Security Administration (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  3. Workers' Compensation Benefit Rates, Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission, checked 1 November 2026

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