Workers' comp · WY
Wyoming workers' comp calculator
Wyoming pays temporary total disability by the month and changes its limits every quarter.
Rules read on official Wyoming pages on · Checked by Radif Partners · How we calculate
- Benefit rate
- 66.67%
- Gross monthly wage at the time of injury
- Weekly maximum
- $1,297
- from October 1, 2026
- Weekly minimum
- $389.10
- floor
- Waiting period
- 3 days
- paid back past 8 days
Wyoming's Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division, pays temporary total disability (TTD) monthly, half around the 15th and half around the 30th. The award is two thirds of the injured employee's actual monthly earnings or 30% of the statewide average monthly wage, whichever is greater, but never more than the lesser of 100% of the employee's own monthly earnings or the statewide average monthly wage for the twelve months before the quarter of injury. For injuries in October to December 2026, the department's wage table gives an average monthly wage of $5,620.33, the maximum, and a 30% floor of $1,686.10; in weekly terms, about $1,297 and $389. A worker earning $4,500 a month receives about $3,000 a month. The first 3 days are unpaid unless the incapacity extends beyond 8 days, and TTD for one incident is limited to 24 cumulative months.
Weekly temporary total disability benefit in Wyoming
$733
$3,178 a month · 66.67% of the wage, tax-free
| 66.67% of $1,100 | $733 |
| Weekly maximum / minimum | $1,297 / $389.10 |
| 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 Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division rates. Medical care is paid separately; partial disability, permanent impairment ratings and settlements follow other rules. How this is calculated.
A limit that moves four times a year
Wyoming Statute 27-14-403(c) ties both the TTD ceiling and its floor to the statewide average monthly wage for the twelve months before the calendar quarter in which you were hurt. The DWS statewide average wage table therefore lists a new figure every quarter: $5,620.33 for injuries in the fourth quarter of 2026. For the third quarter it was lower, $5,204.33. Two workers injured a few weeks apart, on either side of October 1, can have different limits. The weekly figures on this page are the monthly ones times twelve, divided by fifty-two.
The 30% floor, and its own limit
The floor is 30% of the state average monthly wage, $1,686.10 a month. A motel housekeeper in Laramie earning $2,400 a month would get $1,600 at two thirds; the floor lifts her above that, to about $1,686. But the statute also limits TTD to 100% of actual monthly earnings, so a part-time worker earning less than the floor receives his whole wage, not the floor. The calculator applies the floor as a fixed amount; if your monthly pay is below $1,686.10, your TTD is your pay. At the top, an oil field roustabout in Gillette earning $7,500 a month is held to $5,620.33, about $1,154 a week.
Eight days, and 24 months
Section 27-14-404(d) withholds the first 3 days of disability unless the incapacity extends beyond 8 days; the day of injury counts unless full wages were paid for it, and no one can be forced to use sick leave first. A Casper electrician earning $4,500 a month who is off six days receives $297; off ten days, $989. You must apply for TTD, and a claim filed late for a certified period is not paid. The cumulative limit is 24 months per incident, extendable by the Division only in extraordinary circumstances, and TTD stops at a release to work or once a permanent award is paid.
After TTD
Permanent partial impairment is rated under the most recent AMA Guides and paid monthly at two-thirds of the statewide average monthly wage for (impairment % x 60) months (Wyo. Stat. §§ 27-14-403(c), 27-14-405(g)). A worker who cannot return to work at 95% of pre-injury earnings and has actively sought work may then claim a permanent partial disability award based on age, education and work history (§ 27-14-405(h)-(j)). In permanent total disability or death cases each child receives $250.00 a month (payments after July 1, 2009), adjusted annually for inflation by the lesser of CPI or 3%, until age 21 (25 if in post-secondary education) (§ 27-14-403(b)). For settlements in other states, see how much workers’ comp pays.
The Wyoming rules this calculator applies
| Rule | Wyoming |
|---|---|
| Temporary total disability rate | 66.67% of gross monthly wage at the time of injury |
| Weekly maximum | $1,297 |
| Weekly minimum | $389.10 |
| Applies to | injuries in the fourth quarter of 2026 (October-December 2026); the rate changes every quarter (2026 Q3: max $5,204.33, min $1,561.30); weekly equivalents of the monthly limits ($5,620.33 a month × 12 ÷ 52) |
| Waiting period | 3 days, paid back when the disability lasts more than 8 days |
| Limit on temporary total benefits | no fixed number of weeks |
Rate. TTD is paid monthly at 30% of the statewide average monthly wage or two-thirds of the employee's actual monthly earnings at the time of injury, whichever is greater, but not more than the lesser of 100% of the employee's actual monthly earnings or the statewide average monthly wage for the 12 months preceding the quarter of injury; half is paid around the 15th and half around the 30th of the month (Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-403(c)). source
Waiting period. Disability payments are not allowed for the first three days of disability unless the incapacity extends beyond eight days; the day of injury counts unless full wages were paid for it, and no employee can be forced to use sick leave first (Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-404(d)). source
Duration. TTD for any one incident may not exceed a cumulative 24 months, unless the Division awards more in extraordinary circumstances (Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-404(a)). The statute counts months, not weeks. source
Permanent disability. Permanent partial impairment is rated under the most recent AMA Guides and paid monthly at two-thirds of the statewide average monthly wage for (impairment % x 60) months (Wyo. Stat. §§ 27-14-403(c), 27-14-405(g)). A worker who cannot return to work at 95% of pre-injury earnings and has actively sought work may then claim a permanent partial disability award based on age, education and work history (§ 27-14-405(h)-(j)). source
Worth knowing in Wyoming
- Wyoming's benefit caps change every quarter, because they are tied to the statewide average monthly wage for the 12 months before the quarter of injury (§ 27-14-403(c)). source
- Wyoming workers' compensation claims are handled by the state Department of Workforce Services, which assigns a nine-digit claim number; the injury must be reported to the employer within 72 hours and to the Division within 10 days. source
- In permanent total disability or death cases each child receives $250.00 a month (payments after July 1, 2009), adjusted annually for inflation by the lesser of CPI or 3%, until age 21 (25 if in post-secondary education) (§ 27-14-403(b)). source
- Temporary light duty is paid at 80% of the difference between the light-duty wage and pre-injury monthly earnings (§ 27-14-403(c)). source
- A worker cannot receive TTD while receiving unemployment compensation (§ 27-14-404(d)(iii)). source