Wisconsin PPD is the cleanest formula in the country: rating × scheduled weeks × a flat statutory weekly rate, $454 for injuries on or after April 1, 2026, the same for a CEO and a line cook, because the PPD rate caps out almost immediately.
Wisconsin PPD pays the lesser of ⅔ of your wage or the flat statutory rate, $454/week for injuries on or after April 1, 2026 (2025 Act 145). Nearly every full-time worker hits the cap, so the rate is effectively flat, and note most sites still publish the old $430 figure.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| PPD weekly rate (injuries on/after 4/1/2026) | $454, rising to $462 on 1/1/2027 · injuries 1/1/2025–3/31/2026 use $446 (most sites still quote the outdated $430) |
| TTD weekly maximum (2026) | $1,375 (66⅔% of wages, capped) |
| Scheduled weeks (examples) | Arm at shoulder 500 · elbow 450 · hand 400 · leg at hip 500 · knee 425 · foot 250 · eye 250 |
| Attorney fee cap | 20% of the amount in dispute (Wis. Stat. §102.26) |
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.
Wisconsin PPD is the cleanest formula in the country: rating × scheduled weeks × a flat statutory weekly rate, $454 for injuries on or after April 1, 2026, the same for a CEO and a line cook, because the PPD rate caps out almost immediately. 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 rate (injuries on/after 4/1/2026): $454, rising to $462 on 1/1/2027 · injuries 1/1/2025–3/31/2026 use $446 (most sites still quote the outdated $430) · TTD weekly maximum (2026): $1,375 (66⅔% of wages, capped) · Scheduled weeks (examples): Arm at shoulder 500 · elbow 450 · hand 400 · leg at hip 500 · knee 425 · foot 250 · eye 250 · Attorney fee cap: 20% of the amount in dispute (Wis. Stat. §102.26)
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.
20% of the amount in dispute (Wis. Stat. §102.26)
The multiplier method with Wisconsin's fault rule and deadlines applied.
Open →The generic scheduled-award formula with the federal reference schedule.
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