Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in New Jersey

$1,199.00maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026

A rough estimate: 70% of the worker's weekly wages, capped at the $1,199.00 maximum and raised to the $320.00 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
Maximum $1199.001
Minimum weekly benefit
Minimum $320.001
How the benefit is figured
70% of the worker's weekly wages12
Waiting period
not payable until the employee has been disabled 7 days2
When the waiting period is paid back
waiting period compensation becomes payable if disability extends beyond 7 days2
Next change: A new schedule is issued for each calendar year. Expected 1 January 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation.

Sources

  1. 2026 Schedule, New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Workers' Compensation Law (rev. December 15, 2025), New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation, checked 1 November 2026

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