Workers Compensation Calculator
Estimate your weekly workers' compensation benefit and the value of a permanent partial disability (PPD) settlement. The calculator uses the standard 66.67% wage replacement rate, applies your state's approximate weekly maximum, and uses common body-part schedules to project PPD value. Workers' comp rules vary widely by state — treat the output as a ballpark and verify with a workers' comp attorney.
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How Workers' Comp Benefits Work
Most states pay two-thirds (66.67%) of your average weekly wage, tax-free, capped at a state-specific weekly maximum. Temporary total disability (TTD) pays while you cannot work at all during recovery. Once you reach Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), a doctor assigns an impairment rating. That rating is multiplied by the number of weeks assigned to the injured body part in your state's schedule, times your weekly comp rate, to produce the PPD value.
Permanent total disability (PTD) is paid when you can never return to gainful employment. Some states pay PTD for life; others cap it at 500 weeks or a dollar maximum. Your settlement may also include lifetime medical — not included in this calculator.