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Oklahoma workers' comp settlement chart
Oklahoma pays a permanent injury to a listed body part for a set number of weeks. A thumb is 66 weeks.
Each week pays 70% of your average weekly wage, up to $375 a week (injuries from 2025-07-01 onward).
At the maximum rate, that comes to $24,750.
Quoted from Oklahoma law and the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission, checked October 2, 2026 · not legal advice
Weeks of benefits by body part
For total loss or total loss of use. The next column is the weeks times the $375 weekly maximum; enter your wage above for your own amount.
| Body part | Weeks | At the maximum | At your wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| loss of hearing of both ears | 330 | $123,750 | |
| arm amputated at the elbow, or between the elbow and shoulder | 275 | $103,125 | |
| leg amputated at the knee, or between the knee and the hip | 275 | $103,125 | |
| eye enucleated, in which there was useful vision | 275 | $103,125 | |
| arm amputated between the elbow and wrist | 220 | $82,500 | |
| leg amputated between the knee and the ankle | 220 | $82,500 | |
| hand amputated | 220 | $82,500 | |
| foot amputated | 220 | $82,500 | |
| loss of both testicles | 158 | $59,250 | |
| loss of hearing of one ear | 110 | $41,250 | |
| thumb amputated | 66 | $24,750 | |
| loss of one testicle | 53 | $19,875 | |
| first finger amputated | 39 | $14,625 | |
| second finger amputated | 33 | $12,375 | |
| great toe amputated | 33 | $12,375 | |
| third finger amputated | 22 | $8,250 | |
| fourth finger amputated | 17 | $6,375 | |
| toe other than great toe amputated | 11 | $4,125 |
Weeks for the amputation or permanent total loss of use of the scheduled member (46(G)); amputation of the first phalange of a digit pays one-half, more than one phalange pays the whole digit (46(D)).
Injuries not on the chart
Scheduled members: schedule weeks x 70% of average weekly wage (capped at $375/week) (46(B), 45(C)(4)). Parts not on the schedule (including back, neck, whole body): the percentage of partial disability (rated under the AMA Guides, Sixth Edition) x 350 weeks, at the same weekly rate (46(C)); all PPD awards combined may not exceed 350 weeks (46(H)). Note: the text of 46(B) and 46(C) still shows the older $360 cap; 45(C)(4) and the Commission's chart apply $375 from July 1, 2025.
Rates and deadlines
| Temporary disability rate | 70% of your average weekly wage, up to the state average weekly wage, for up to 156 weeks | 85A O.S. 45(A)(1) |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly maximum | $1,129 (injuries from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31); applies to TTD (and PTD) | Oklahoma WCC Maximum Weekly Compensation Rates chart |
| Permanent partial rate | 70% of your average weekly wage, capped at $375 a week (injuries on or after July 1, 2025) | 85A O.S. 45(C)(4) |
| Waiting period | 3 days | 85A O.S. 45(A)(1) |
| Tell your employer | oral or written notice within 30 days of the injury; otherwise it is presumed the injury was not work-related (rebuttable presumption); for occupational disease or cumulative trauma, within 30 days of separation from employment | 85A O.S. 68 and 69 |
| File your claim | claim filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission within 1 year of the date of injury, or within 6 months of the last issuance of benefits if benefits were received (occupational disease: 2 years from last injurious exposure; death: 2 years) | 85A O.S. 68 and 69 |
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 Oklahoma can tell you what your rating is likely to be.
Questions
How much is a thumb worth in Oklahoma workers' comp?
66 weeks of benefits for total loss or loss of use, up to $24,750 at the $375 weekly maximum.
What is the maximum workers' comp benefit in Oklahoma?
$1,129 a week for injuries from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
How long do I have to file a workers' comp claim in Oklahoma?
claim filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission within 1 year of the date of injury, or within 6 months of the last issuance of benefits if benefits were received (occupational disease: 2 years from last injurious exposure; death: 2 years).
Sources
- Schedule (85A O.S. 46(A)): www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os85A.pdf
A. An injured employee who is entitled to receive permanent partial disability compensation under Section 45 of this title shall receive compensation for each part of the body in accordance with the number of weeks for the scheduled loss set forth below. 1. Arm amputated at the elbow, or between the elbow and shoulder, two hundred seventy-five (275) weeks; 2. Arm amputated between the elbow and wrist, two hundred twenty (220) weeks; 3. Leg amputated at the knee, or between the knee and the hip, two hundred seventy-five (275) weeks; 4. Leg amputated between the knee and the ankle, two hundred t…
- Weekly maximum (Oklahoma WCC Maximum Weekly Compensation Rates chart): www.wcc.ok.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2469/639035528438400000
| 1/1/26-12/31/26 | $1,128.66 | $375 | $1,128.66 | See Footnote 4 |
- Permanent partial rate (85A O.S. 45(C)(4)): www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os85A.pdf
In cases of permanent partial disability, the compensation shall be seventy percent (70%) of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($360.00) per week which shall increase to Three Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($375.00) per week on July 1, 2025.
- Temporary disability rate (85A O.S. 45(A)(1)): www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os85A.pdf
he or she shall be entitled to receive compensation equal to seventy percent (70%) of the injured employee's average weekly wage, but not to exceed the state average weekly wage, for one hundred fifty-six (156) weeks.
- Deadlines (85A O.S. 68 and 69): www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os85A.pdf
Unless an employee gives oral or written notice to the employer within thirty (30) days of the date an injury occurs, the rebuttable presumption shall be that the injury was not work- related. ... A claim for benefits under this act, other than an occupational disease, shall be barred unless it is filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission within one (1) year from the date of the injury or, if the employee has received benefits under this title for the injury, six (6) months from the date of the last issuance of such benefits.
Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.