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Illinois Workers’ Compensation Benefits Chart 2026

Current TTD maximums and minimums, TPD formula, waiting period, medical care, permanent-benefit categories, notice, and filing limits.

Rates checked: August 25, 2026 · Current TTD maximum: $2,045.63

Recent TTD maximums

The ordinary TTD formula is 66 2/3% of AWW, subject to the applicable maximum and minimum. The IWCC updates SAWW-derived rates every six months.

Combined spouse and children	Minimum
0	$400
1	$460
2	$520
3	$580
4+	$600

The minimum is the scheduled rate or the employee’s AWW, whichever is lower. Model the interaction with the Illinois Calculator.

Input	Rule
Full-duty weekly earning capacity	What the worker would earn in full performance of the pre-injury occupation
Current gross earnings	Gross earnings in modified work or another current job
Weekly TPD	66 2/3% of the difference

Topic	General rule
TTD waiting period	More than three working days; payments begin on day four.
Retroactive start	At 14 days or more, compensation starts the day after the accident.
Employer notice	As soon as practicable and generally no later than 45 days.
IWCC application	Generally three years after accident if no compensation was paid, or two years after the last compensation payment, whichever is later.

Reasonable and necessary treatment connected to a compensable injury.

Schedule loss, person-as-a-whole, wage differential, and disfigurement use different rules.

Requires the statutory and evidentiary conditions for permanent total disability.

May include rehabilitation services and maintenance in qualifying cases.

Dependency, duration, minimums, maximums, and burial expenses require separate review.

Delayed or unreasonable conduct can raise issues a rate calculator cannot decide.

Chart last reviewed: August 25, 2026.