West Virginia benefit reference

West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Benefits Chart 2026

Compare official weekly limits, formulas, waiting days and core claim procedures.

Rates checked: September 1, 2026 · WVOIC fiscal-year sheets

Current weekly benefit reference

Benefit	General rule	Maximum from Jul. 1, 2026
TTD	66⅔% of AWW; standard federal minimum $193.33	$1,150.91
PTD	66⅔% of AWW, subject to eligibility rules	$1,150.91
Fatal	Dependency rules and statutory allocation	$1,150.91
PPD	66⅔% of AWW; four weeks per impairment percent in the ordinary schedule	$805.64
Temporary partial rehabilitation	Separate approved return-to-work wage-loss provision	TTD-rate ceiling
Medical	Reasonable and necessary compensable-injury care	Not a weekly cash maximum

Part-time employment, rehabilitation, statutory losses, dependents and older claims require their own rules. A rate in this table does not establish entitlement.

TTD and PPD maximums by injury period

Effective date	TTD/PTD/fatal max	PPD max	Standard minimum
July 1, 2026	$1,150.91	$805.64	$193.33
July 1, 2025	$1,109.90	$776.93	$193.33
July 1, 2024	$1,067.12	$746.98	$193.33
July 1, 2023	$1,010.41	$707.29	$193.33

West Virginia fixes the applicable weekly rate using the date of injury. Awards made on or after the 2003 change generally do not escalate when later state wages rise.

Procedure reference

Item	General rule
Employee notice	Immediately or as soon as practicable; rule describes two working days
Employee/physician form	OIC-WC-1
Employer to carrier	Generally within five days after notice of desire to file
Traumatic-injury filing	Generally within six months
TTD waiting period	More than three consecutive calendar days
First three days restored	When disability lasts longer than seven days
Objection to claim decision	Generally 60 days after receipt under §23-5-1a
Rate anniversary	July 1

Read the West Virginia guide Estimate standard TTD

Official sources

Reviewed: September 1, 2026.