Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in Virginia

$1,507.01maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 July 2026

A rough estimate: 66 2/3 percent of his average weekly wages, capped at the $1,507.01 maximum and raised to the $376.75 minimum where the state applies one. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
$1,507.011
Minimum weekly benefit
$376.751
How the benefit is figured
66 2/3 percent of his average weekly wages3
Waiting period
first seven calendar days of incapacity2
When the waiting period is paid back
paid from the first day if incapacity continues more than three weeks2
Next change: New rates take effect each July 1. Expected 1 July 2027.1

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

Sources

  1. Notice of 2026 Rates, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Code of Virginia 65.2-509, Virginia Legislative Information System, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Code of Virginia 65.2-500, Virginia Legislative Information System, checked 1 November 2026

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