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Select a state to view the workers' compensation limit amount, the effective date of the limit, and any additional information regarding the limit. States not listed here don't have workers' compensation limits.
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California
  • Limit.
     $133,900.00
  • Effective date.
     1/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects codes 7610, 9151, 9156, 9181, and 9610 and officers.
Delaware
  • Limit.
     $140,400.00
  • Effective date.
     6/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers that elect coverage and only under the DIP plan. The limit is $2,700 per week or $140,400.00 per year. 
    Note:
     Codes 970 and 991 are subject to a separate $60,000 per year limit.
Massachusetts
  • Limit.
     $55,120.00
  • Effective date.
     1/1/16
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers. The limit is $1,060.00 per week or $55,120.00 per year.
Michigan
  • Limit.
     $104,000.00
  • Effective date.
     1/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers. The limit is $2,000.00 per week or $104,000.00 per year.
Minnesota
  • Limit.
     $224,016.00
  • Effective date.
     1/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers and codes 9178 and 9179. The limit is $4,308.00 per week or $224,016.00 per year.
North Carolina
  • Limit.
     $98,800.00
  • Effective date.
     4/1/2020
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers and codes 9178 and 9179. The limit is $98,800.00 or $1,900.00 per week.
North Dakota
  • Limit.
     $36,400.00
  • Effective date.
     7/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects all codes.
New Jersey
  • Limit.
     $134,680.00
  • Effective date.
     1/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers and codes 7610, 9178, 9179, 9610, 9156, 9186. The limit is $2,590.00 per week or $134,680.00 per year.
Nevada
  • Limit.
     $36,000.00
  • Effective date.
     1/1/1995
  • Additional information.
     Affects all codes.
New York
  • Limit.
     $114,400.00
  • Effective date.
     10/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers. The limit is $2,200.00 a week or $114,400.00 per year.
Ohio
  • Limit.
     $96,044.00
  • Effective date.
     7/1/2025
  • Additional information.
     Affects the following codes: 0042, 0050, 0106, 1322, 3365, 3719, 3724, 3726, 5020, 5022, 5037, 5040, 5057, 5059, 5102, 5146, 5160, 5183, 5188, 5190, 5213, 5215, 5221, 5222, 5223, 5348, 5402, 5403, 5437, 5443, 5445, 5462, 5472, 5473, 5474, 5478, 5479, 5480, 5491, 5506, 5507, 5535, 5537, 5551, 5605, 5606, 5610, 5645, 5703, 5705, 6003, 6005, 6018, 6045, 6204, 6206, 6213, 6214, 6216, 6217, 6229, 6233, 6235, 6236, 6237, 6251, 6252, 6306, 6319, 6325, 6400, 7538, 7605, 7855, 8227, 9534, 9554. The limit is $96,044/ per year or $1,847 per week.
Pennsylvania
  • Limit.
     $132,600.00
  • Effective date.
     4/1/2019
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers. The limit is $2,550.00 per week or $132,600.00 per year.
Texas
  • Limit.
     $62,400.00
  • Effective date.
     4/1/2006
  • Additional information.
     Affects codes 9178, 9179, 9186, and 4360 and officers. The limit is $1,200.00 per week or $62,400.00 per year.
West Virginia
  • Limit.
     $171,600.00
  • Effective date.
     11/1/2018
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers.
Wisconsin
  • Limit.
     $90,402.00
  • Effective date.
     1/1/2022
  • Additional information.
     Affects officers. The limit is $1,738.50 per week or $90,402.00 per year.

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