Workers' comp benefit limits in Mississippi
$654.63maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026
The rules
- Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
- 654.63 (effective 01/01/26)1
MWCC site returned no readable content, so the 2026 figure is from SSA.
- How the benefit is figured
- the lesser of 2/3 of your average weekly wage or the weekly maximum in effect at the time of your injury2
- Waiting period
- wage loss payments are not made for the first 5 days23
- When the waiting period is paid back
- paid for the total period including the first 5 days if 14 or more days of disability23
Next change: The maximum changes each January 1. Expected 1 January 2027.3
Questions about a claim go to the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission.
Sources
- SSA POMS DI 52150.045 Chart of States' Maximum WC Benefits (TN 54, 10-26), Social Security Administration (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
- Workers' Compensation Facts, Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission, checked 1 November 2026
- Mississippi Workers' Compensation Quick Reference Guide 2025, Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.