# Federal — State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal

For Federal, violation type is willful; penalty maximum is $165,514; penalty minimum is $11,823; federal maximum is $165,514; effective date is January 15, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Jurisdiction:** Federal _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Violation type:** willful _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Penalty maximum:** $165,514
- **Penalty minimum:** $11,823 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal maximum:** $165,514 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Effective date:** January 15, 2026
- **Computation method:** Minimum $11,823 required by statute; gravity-based penalty with size, history, good faith adjustments _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute citation:** 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> $11,823 | Moderate | 5 | Medium | Lesser | $9,457 | Moderate | 5 | Low | Lesser | $7,093 | Low | 1 | For other-than-serious violations, only minimal severity is assigned. If the Area Director determines that it is appropriate to achieve the necessary deterrent effect, a maximum penalty of $16,550 may be proposed. If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Directorate of Enforcement Programs at (202) 693-1850. 1 "Minimum" denotes the minimum penalty amount established by statute for willful violations and, with respect to serious, repeat, and OTS violations, the minimum penalty amount derived under OSHA penalty policy, based on the Gravity-Based Penalty at the lowest gravity level and application of the maximum permissible reduction factors. 2 "Maximum" denotes the maximum penalty amount established by statute, as adjusted pursuant to the Federal

## Source

- https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
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