Comp Benefit Caps

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Workers' comp benefit limits in Massachusetts

$2,007.20maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 October 2026

A rough estimate: 60% of your gross average weekly wage of the 52 weeks prior to your injury date, capped at the $2,007.20 maximum and raised to the $401.44 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$2,007.201
Minimum weekly benefit
$401.441
How the benefit is figured
60% of your gross average weekly wage of the 52 weeks prior to your injury date2
Waiting period
Compensation begins on the 6th day of disability.2
When the waiting period is paid back
first 5 days paid if you cannot work for 21 calendar days or more2
Next change: Rates change each October 1. Expected 1 October 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents.

Sources

  1. Minimum and maximum compensation rates, Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Learn About Workers' Compensation Benefits, Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents, checked 1 November 2026

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