State benefit guides

What is your workers' comp injury worth?

Dated benefit rules for all 50 states and D.C.: weekly rates, maximums, body-part schedules and whole-person ratings that set what you get for a back, shoulder, knee, arm or other permanent injury. Each state guide links the laws and rate sources used.

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How this site works

We organize state laws and dated rate notices into 51 benefit guides, injury comparisons and calculators where the method can be stated explicitly. Where several injury pages repeat one state rule, the information is brought together in the state guide. Where a number comes from a secondary source, the page says so. See the methodology.

Estimate only. Your real award depends on your doctor's rating, your wage records, offsets and settlement terms. This page is general information, not legal advice.