New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Calculator 2026

New Mexico TTD starts with two-thirds of AWW

The Workers’ Compensation Administration explains that temporary total disability is paid at the full compensation rate: two-thirds of average weekly wage, generally based on wages during the 26 weeks before the accident. The official 2026 table lists a $36 weekly minimum and a $1,146.66 maximum.

If the worker’s entire AWW is below the published minimum, the calculator does not increase the estimate above that AWW. The entered wage still must be the legally accepted amount.

TPD covers eligible reduced wages or hours

Temporary partial disability may apply when the employer keeps the worker employed during temporary disability but at reduced wages or reduced hours. The WCA states that the benefit is two-thirds of the difference between the regular and reduced wage, up to the maximum compensation rate.

The $36 total-disability minimum is not forced onto a small partial wage loss. Medical restrictions, availability of work and whether the reduction is caused by the injury remain factual issues.

Recent annual limits supported by the calculator

The accident year controls the applicable maximum. The table also publishes total ceilings derived from 500- and 700-week periods; those are not interchangeable with the weekly cap.

Waiting days, MMI and permanent benefits are separate

TTD begins on the eighth day of non-work status. The seven days do not have to be consecutive. They are generally unpaid unless the worker remains off work for more than four weeks. TTD can end at maximum medical improvement, an offer of work at the pre-injury wage, or qualifying employment at that wage.

After MMI, permanent partial disability can depend on impairment, return-to-work wages, age, education, skills, physical capacity, the body part and statutory modifiers. This calculator deliberately does not estimate PPD or settlement value.