Alabama Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Alabama. Enter your wage, the body part, and the impairment rating to see a rough range. This is an estimate, not a prediction or an offer.
A rough estimate, not a prediction or an offer.
Workers' comp has no pain and suffering. This estimates the permanent partial disability award and a typical negotiated settlement range using Alabama's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Alabama workers' comp attorney.
Add future medical & time off work (for a fuller settlement estimate)
A lump-sum settlement often buys out future medical; time off work is paid separately as temporary disability.
Typical Settlement Range
$12,006 – $17,009
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
Alabama pays this injury by wage loss, so treat this as a wide ballpark.
PPD Weekly Rate
$667
Weeks of Benefits
30.0 wks
Alabama pays back/neck and other unscheduled injuries largely by wage loss, so this whole-body figure is a rough ceiling, not a scheduled amount.
Because this is a wage-loss or bespoke-method state, treat the figure as a wide ballpark, not a scheduled amount.
A workers’ comp case usually resolves as a negotiated lump-sum settlement that bundles the disability award with future medical care, then discounts it — so the settlement range here is illustrative, not a quote. Impairment ratings are doctor-assigned and often disputed.
A workers' comp claim usually settles as a negotiated lump sum that bundles the permanent disability award with future medical care, then discounts it for present value and disputed issues — which is why the settlement range is below the gross value. The disability award is built from a statutory schedule (weeks × impairment rating × a weekly rate). The rating itself, average-weekly-wage disputes, and offsets all change the real number. This is not legal advice and RecordingLaw.com is not a law firm.
How Alabama Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Alabama uses a scheduled-member system (weeks of benefits per body part) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $1,172 per week, generally about 67% of your average weekly wage.
Unscheduled permanent partial disabilities (back, neck, body as a whole) are NOT run through a fixed whole-person weeks-table. Ala. Code § 25-5-57(a)(3)g. pays 66 2/3% of the difference between the average weekly earnings at the time of injury and the average weekly earnings the worker is able to earn after the injury (a wage-loss / loss-of-earning-capacity method), for not more than 300 weeks. The 300-week figure stored as bodyAsWhole is the statutory maximum duration for permanent partial (non-scheduled) disability, not a whole-person impairment base.
Source: Ala. Code §§ 25-5-57, 25-5-68.
The Alabama Scheduled-Member Basics
Ala. Code § 25-5-57(a)(3)a.: arm 222 wks, hand 170, leg 200, foot 139, eye 124, hearing both ears 163, hearing one ear 53, thumb 62, first/index finger 43, second finger 31, third finger 22, fourth/little finger 16, great toe 32, other toe 11. Loss of first phalange of thumb/finger = half the digit value. Amputation between elbow and wrist = hand; between knee and ankle = foot. Scheduled-member weekly amount is capped at a separate lower statutory ceiling ($220/wk per older sheets) BUT the calculator should treat scheduled awards as 66 2/3% of AWW up to the overall max; verify the current scheduled-member sub-cap.
Alabama has a 3-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Alabama workers' comp settlement calculated?
Alabama uses a scheduled-member system (weeks of benefits per body part). For a permanent partial disability, the award is generally the scheduled weeks for the injured body part times your impairment percentage times a weekly rate (up to $1,172 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Alabama workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 67% of your average weekly wage, capped at $1,172 per week (2026). The temporary-disability rate may differ.
Does workers' comp pay for pain and suffering?
No. Workers' compensation does not pay pain and suffering. It pays medical care, a portion of lost wages, and a permanent disability award based on your impairment rating. That trade-off is the core of the workers' comp system.
Is this calculator accurate?
It is a rough estimate of the permanent partial disability award to show how Alabama's schedule works. The impairment rating, average-weekly-wage disputes, and offsets all change the real number, and most claims settle for a negotiated lump sum. Treat any figure here as a ballpark and consult a Alabama workers' comp attorney.
Disclaimer
This estimator is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice or a prediction of any outcome. RecordingLaw.com is not a law firm. It estimates the permanent partial disability award only, not the full claim (medical care and wage-replacement are separate), and workers' comp rates and schedules change; figures are current as of 2026-06-02. The value of a claim can only be assessed by a licensed attorney reviewing your specific facts.