North Dakota Workers’ Compensation Calculator 2026

TTD is two-thirds, but three separate limits matter

North Dakota Century Code §65-05-09 starts temporary total disability at 66⅔% of accepted gross AWW. The disability portion is subject to the WSI minimum and maximum in effect on the date of first disability. The payment plus any child allowance also cannot exceed weekly wages after federal income tax and Social Security deductions.

This is why the estimator requests both gross AWW and a separate net figure. It does not estimate taxes: use the net amount documented for the claim. WSI—not the calculator—decides the accepted wage and deductions.

TPD uses loss of earning capacity and a 90% combined ceiling

Section 65-05-10 calculates TPD as 66⅔% of the difference between preinjury AWW and postinjury wage-earning capacity, limited by the state maximum. Disability benefit, dependency allowance and postinjury earning capacity together may not exceed 90% of preinjury AWW.

No disability benefit is payable unless loss of earning capacity exceeds 10%. Actual earnings can be evidence of capacity but may not control every case. The tool accepts the capacity figure as an input rather than deciding it.

WSI benefit levels change every July 1

The official WSI table defines the minimum as 60% and maximum as 125% of state AWW. Dollar values are published as whole-dollar weekly levels.

Disability must last at least five consecutive calendar days

Section 65-05-08 does not permit disability benefits for a period shorter than five consecutive calendar days. Once the period reaches five days, benefits are payable for the disability period; this is an eligibility threshold, not a five-day deduction. Continuous medical verification is required.

WSI may add $15 weekly for each eligible dependent child. Social Security disability can create a separate 50% offset, and unemployment and TTD cannot be collected for the same period. Those individualized offsets are outside this estimator.