Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in New York

$1,281.50maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027

A rough estimate: sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the average weekly wages, capped at the $1,281.50 maximum and raised to the $384.45 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$1,281.501
Minimum weekly benefit
$384.451
How the benefit is figured
sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the average weekly wages3
Waiting period
first seven days of disability2
When the waiting period is paid back
paid from the date of disability if disability lasts more than fourteen days2
Next change: Rates apply to injuries from July 1 through June 30. Expected 1 July 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the New York State Workers' Compensation Board.

Sources

  1. Subject Number 046-1805 (April 16, 2026), New York State Workers' Compensation Board, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Workers' Compensation Law 12, New York State Senate, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Workers' Compensation Law 15, New York State Senate, checked 1 November 2026

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