Missouri PPD is linear: your disability rating × the body part's scheduled weeks (400 for body-as-a-whole) × your weekly rate, 66⅔% of your wages, but capped hard at 55% of the state average weekly wage, a much lower ceiling than the temporary-benefits cap.
Missouri's PPD rate is 66⅔% of your wages but capped at 55% of the state average, $678.18/week for injuries on or after July 1, 2026. Most sites quote the wrong cap. The temporary-benefits maximum is nearly double and doesn't apply to PPD.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| PPD weekly maximum (injuries 7/1/2026–6/30/2027) | $678.18 (55% of SAWW, note how far below the $1,294.71 TTD max this sits) |
| TTD weekly maximum | $1,294.71 (105% of SAWW $1,233.06) |
| Scheduled weeks (examples) | Shoulder 232 · elbow 210 · wrist 175 · hip 207 · knee 160 · foot 150 · body as a whole 400 |
| Attorney fees | No statutory percentage, division-regulated, “fair and reasonable” (§287.260); ~25% is customary, not law |
A comp settlement trades future benefits for a lump sum. Three checks first: does the settlement close your future medical rights (a fair-looking number can be terrible if it does)? Is your impairment rating solid, given that insurer doctors rate low and you can usually challenge with an independent exam? And was anyone besides your employer involved, because a third-party claim pays pain and suffering that comp never does.
Missouri PPD is linear: your disability rating × the body part's scheduled weeks (400 for body-as-a-whole) × your weekly rate, 66⅔% of your wages, but capped hard at 55% of the state average weekly wage, a much lower ceiling than the temporary-benefits cap. Settlements then negotiate around that formula number, down for present-value and disputed ratings, up when the insurer wants to close future medical exposure.
PPD weekly maximum (injuries 7/1/2026–6/30/2027): $678.18 (55% of SAWW, note how far below the $1,294.71 TTD max this sits) · TTD weekly maximum: $1,294.71 (105% of SAWW $1,233.06) · Scheduled weeks (examples): Shoulder 232 · elbow 210 · wrist 175 · hip 207 · knee 160 · foot 150 · body as a whole 400 · Attorney fees: No statutory percentage, division-regulated, “fair and reasonable” (§287.260); ~25% is customary, not law
Not your employer, in most cases, because comp is the exclusive remedy. But if anyone else contributed to the injury (a negligent driver, a defective machine's manufacturer, a subcontractor), a third-party claim can pay full damages including pain and suffering, alongside the comp claim. That's the most commonly missed money in work-injury cases.
No statutory percentage, division-regulated, “fair and reasonable” (§287.260); ~25% is customary, not law
The multiplier method with Missouri's fault rule and deadlines applied.
Open →The generic scheduled-award formula with the federal reference schedule.
Open →Comp vs. third-party claims, and where the missed money usually is.
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