Workers' comp · OR
Oregon workers' comp calculator
Oregon’s weekly ceiling sits above the state average wage, and wages from a second job can count toward your time-loss check.
Rules read on official Oregon pages on · Checked by Radif Partners · How we calculate
- Benefit rate
- 66.67%
- Gross average weekly wage before taxes
- Weekly maximum
- $1,943.41
- from July 1, 2026
- Weekly minimum
- $50
- floor
- Waiting period
- 3 days
- paid back past 13 days
Oregon pays temporary total disability, which the Workers' Compensation Division calls time loss, at 66 2/3% of wages, with a weekly maximum of 133% of the state average weekly wage. For injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, that maximum is $1,943.41, reached only at a wage of about $2,915 a week, and the minimum is $50 or 90% of wages, whichever is less. A worker earning $1,500 a week receives $1,000. The first 3 calendar days are unpaid unless total disability lasts 14 consecutive days or the worker is admitted to a hospital within that window. Workers who hold more than one job may have all their wages counted if they tell the insurer within 30 days. Time-loss rates rise each July 1 with the state wage for workers not otherwise adjusted, and Bulletin 111 is to be revised before the end of 2026 for Senate Bill 1519.
Weekly temporary total disability benefit in Oregon
$733
$3,178 a month · 66.67% of the wage, tax-free
| 66.67% of $1,100 | $733 |
| Weekly maximum / minimum | $1,943.41 / $50 |
| Days paid / unpaid waiting days | 30 / 0 |
| Total for the time off | $3,143 |
Estimate of wage-loss benefits for a total disability, from the Workers' Compensation Division, Department of Consumer and Business Services (WCD) rates. Medical care is paid separately; partial disability, permanent impairment ratings and settlements follow other rules. How this is calculated.
A cap a third above the average wage
Most ceilings stop at the state average weekly wage. ORS 656.210 sets Oregon's at 133% of it, which is why a Portland software tester earning $2,400 still receives two full thirds of her pay, $1,600, with room to spare under the $1,943.41 limit published in WCD Bulletin 111. The bulletin also lists older maximums by date of injury; a claim keeps the bracket of its injury date, adjusted by the yearly factors for workers who are not otherwise getting an increase.
Two paychecks, one claim
A Bend brewery worker earns $700 at the brewery and $500 on weekends at a hardware store. If only the job of injury counted, his time loss would be $467. Under ORS 656.210(2), the wages from all subject employment are added, $1,200 in all, giving $800, provided the insurer learns of the second job within 30 days of the claim and receives wage proof within 60 days of asking. Miss either deadline and only the brewery wage is used, which is the figure the calculator gives if you enter that wage alone.
The hospital exception to the waiting days
Off ten days with no hospital stay, the brewery worker receives $800, the first 3 days withheld. At fifteen days, the 14-day rule pays them back, for $1,714. An overnight hospital admission within the first two weeks also restores those days, a detail the calculator cannot know, so add them yourself if it applies. Insurers must issue the first payment within 14 days of knowing about the claim and the disability.
The floor for very small wages
The minimum is the lesser of $50 and 90% of wages. A seasonal worker earning $60 a week is paid $50. Time off to attend medical appointments for an accepted disabling claim is paid as temporary disability too. Impairment benefits = impairment value x 100 x the state average weekly wage (ORS 656.214(2)(a)). If the worker is not released or returned to regular work, a work-disability award is added: impairment modified by age, education and adaptability x 150 x the worker's weekly wage, the wage factor being limited to 50%-133% of the SAWW (ORS 656.214(2)(b)). Awards over $6,000 are paid at 4.35 times the weekly TTD rate (Bulletin 111, ORS 656.216).
See how much workers’ comp pays for settlements, and the Oregon child support page for benefits counted as income.
The Oregon rules this calculator applies
| Rule | Oregon |
|---|---|
| Temporary total disability rate | 66.67% of gross average weekly wage before taxes |
| Weekly maximum | $1,943.41 |
| Weekly minimum | $50 |
| Applies to | injuries from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 (SAWW $1,461.21; maximum = 133% of SAWW) |
| Waiting period | 3 days, paid back when the disability lasts more than 13 days |
| Limit on temporary total benefits | no fixed number of weeks |
Rate. 66-2/3 percent of wages, but not more than 133 percent of the state average weekly wage (ORS 656.210(1)). For workers with more than one job, wages from all subject employment are added (ORS 656.210(2)). source
Waiting period. No temporary disability is payable for the first three calendar days after the worker leaves work, unless total disability continues for 14 consecutive days or the worker is admitted as a hospital inpatient within 14 days of the first onset of total disability (ORS 656.210(3)). source
Duration. ORS 656.210 sets no week limit; temporary total disability is paid during the period of total disability. source
Permanent disability. Impairment benefits = impairment value x 100 x the state average weekly wage (ORS 656.214(2)(a)). If the worker is not released or returned to regular work, a work-disability award is added: impairment modified by age, education and adaptability x 150 x the worker's weekly wage, the wage factor being limited to 50%-133% of the SAWW (ORS 656.214(2)(b)). Awards over $6,000 are paid at 4.35 times the weekly TTD rate (Bulletin 111, ORS 656.216). source
Worth knowing in Oregon
- Workers who are not otherwise eligible for an increase have their temporary total disability benefits raised each fiscal year by the percentage increase of the state average weekly wage (ORS 656.210(1)); the SAWW rose 3.116% to $1,461.21 on July 1, 2026. source
- A worker with more than one job can receive supplemental disability for wages lost from the additional jobs if the insurer is notified within 30 days of the claim (ORS 656.210(2)). source
- The first disability payment must be issued by the 14th day after the employer knows of the claim and of the disability, and lost wages are paid until a decision if the insurer takes longer than 14 days to decide. source
- Workers also receive temporary disability when they must leave work to receive medical services for an accepted disabling injury (ORS 656.210(4)). source