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Florida workers' comp settlement chart
Florida has no body-part schedule of weeks. After maximum medical improvement a doctor assigns a whole-body impairment rating under the uniform permanent impairment rating schedule (440.15(3)(b)); weeks of impairment income benefits = rating x weeks-per-point tier (2 for 1-10%, 3 for 11-15%, 4 for 16-20%, 6 for 21%+, accidents on or after Oct. 1, 2003), paid at 75% of the weekly TTD rate (440.15(3)(c), (3)(g)).
Each week pays 50% of your average weekly wage, up to $1,358 a week (injuries on or after 2026-01-01).
Quoted from Florida law and the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation, checked October 2, 2026 · not legal advice
Rates and deadlines
| Temporary disability rate | 66 2/3% of your average weekly wage (80% for the first 6 months after loss of an arm, leg, hand or foot, paraplegia/quadriplegia, or loss of sight of both eyes), up to 104 weeks | Fla. Stat. 440.15(2)(a) |
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| Weekly maximum | $1,358 (injuries on or after 2026-01-01 (resets each January 1)); applies to all weekly indemnity (TTD, TPD, impairment income, PTD); set at 100% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded to the nearest dollar | Florida DFS Maximum Compensation Rate Table; Fla. Stat. 440.12(2) |
| Weekly minimum | $20 (injuries on or after 1975-01-01 (statutory; DFS table shows $20 for 2026)); all weekly compensation (if wages are under $20/week, the employee receives full wages) | Fla. Stat. 440.12(2); DFS Maximum Compensation Rate Table |
| Permanent partial rate | Impairment income benefits: 75% of your weekly TTD rate (i.e. 50% of average weekly wage), paid biweekly for 2 weeks per impairment point for 1-10%, 3 weeks per point for 11-15%, 4 weeks per point for 16-20%, and 6 weeks per point for 21% and higher; reduced by 50% for each week you earn your average weekly wage or more | Fla. Stat. 440.15(3)(c) and (3)(g) |
| Waiting period | 7 days, paid back if you are out more than 21 days | Fla. Stat. 440.12(1) |
| Tell your employer | within 30 days after the date of, or initial manifestation of, the injury (exceptions apply) | Fla. Stat. 440.185(1) and 440.19(1)-(2) |
| File your claim | petition for benefits within 2 years after the employee knew or should have known the injury arose from work; payment of indemnity or remedial treatment tolls the period for 1 year from the payment | Fla. Stat. 440.185(1) and 440.19(1)-(2) |
What a settlement adds or takes away
The chart is the statute's payment for a permanent injury. A lump-sum settlement can differ: it may also close out future medical care or wage loss, and the insurer and the judge must agree. A workers' comp lawyer in Florida can tell you what your rating is likely to be.
Questions
What is the maximum workers' comp benefit in Florida?
$1,358 a week for injuries on or after 2026-01-01 (resets each January 1).
How long do I have to file a workers' comp claim in Florida?
petition for benefits within 2 years after the employee knew or should have known the injury arose from work; payment of indemnity or remedial treatment tolls the period for 1 year from the payment.
Sources
- Schedule (Fla. Stat. 440.15(3)(b)-(c)): www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/04
(c) All impairment income benefits shall be based on an impairment rating using the impairment schedule referred to in paragraph (b). ... 1. The certifying doctor shall issue a written report to the employee and the carrier certifying that maximum medical improvement has been reached, stating the impairment rating to the body as a whole
- Weekly maximum (Florida DFS Maximum Compensation Rate Table; Fla. Stat. 440.12(2)): www.myfloridacfo.com/division/wc/insurer/awwrate/maximum-compensation-rate-table
EFFECTIVE DATE MAXIMUM MINIMUM 01/01/2026 $1,358 $20
- Permanent partial rate (Fla. Stat. 440.15(3)(c) and (3)(g)): www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/04
Impairment income benefits are paid biweekly at the rate of 75 percent of the employee's average weekly temporary total disability benefit not to exceed the maximum weekly benefit under s. 440.12 ... (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for accidents occurring on or after October 1, 2003, an employee's entitlement to impairment income benefits begins the day after the employee reaches maximum medical improvement or the expiration of temporary benefits, whichever occurs earlier, and continues for the following periods: 1. Two weeks of benefits are to be paid to the employee for each percentage po…
- Temporary disability rate (Fla. Stat. 440.15(2)(a)): www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/04
(2) TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY. - (a) Subject to subsection (7), in case of disability total in character but temporary in quality, 66 2 / 3 or 66.67 percent of the average weekly wages shall be paid to the employee during the continuance thereof, not to exceed 104 weeks
- Deadlines (Fla. Stat. 440.185(1) and 440.19(1)-(2)): www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/04
An employee who suffers an injury arising out of and in the course of employment shall advise his or her employer of the injury within 30 days after the date of or initial manifestation of the injury.
Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.