Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Calculator 2026
Estimate temporary total disability using the accepted AWW and injury-year maximum.
Estimate temporary total disability
TTD generally equals two-thirds of accepted AWW
Mississippi Code §71-3-17(b) sets temporary total disability at 66⅔% of the injured employee’s average weekly wage, subject to the chapter’s weekly limits. Section 71-3-13 fixes a $25 minimum for total disability and caps the weekly rate at 66⅔% of the statewide average weekly wage.
The 2026 maximum is $654.63. A worker with an accepted AWW of $750 therefore has a base calculation of $500 per week. An AWW of $1,200 produces an $800 base but is limited to $654.63. The estimator does not determine the AWW from incomplete wage records.
The maximum changes each January 1
| Injury year | TTD maximum | Total-disability minimum | 450-week maximum at full rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $654.63 | $25.00 | $294,583.50 |
| 2025 | $630.73 | $25.00 | $283,828.50 |
| 2024 | $608.58 | $25.00 | $273,861.00 |
| 2023 | $585.82 | $25.00 | $263,619.00 |
The 450-week figure is an outer statutory recovery ceiling, not a forecast that every claim will run that long. TTD ends earlier when total medical disability ends or the governing status changes.
Five waiting days can become payable after 14 days
Section 71-3-11 generally withholds disability compensation for the first five days, based on a five-day workweek. If disability continues for 14 days or more, compensation is allowed from the beginning of disability. The 14 days need not be consecutive. Medical benefits are not subject to this cash-benefit waiting period.
The calculator estimates a weekly rate
It does not convert calendar days into a partial check because the actual disability record, work schedule, payments and interruptions must be reviewed.
Partial and permanent awards need separate findings
Mississippi’s permanent partial provisions include scheduled-member awards and an “other cases” wage-capacity formula. Those awards depend on maximum medical improvement, impairment, the affected member or loss of wage-earning capacity. This TTD calculator does not silently treat them as temporary partial disability.
Medical entitlement, compensability, concurrent employment, return to work and maximum medical recovery can also change the result. Use the written carrier or Commission findings for an actual claim.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration state maximum-rate chart.
- Mississippi Code §71-3-13 — maximum and minimum recovery.
- Mississippi Code §71-3-17 — disability compensation.
- Mississippi Code §71-3-11 — waiting period.
Reviewed: September 1, 2026. The SSA table is the federal government’s published state-rate reference; the linked Code reproductions identify the governing statutory provisions.