Colorado Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Colorado. 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 Colorado's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Colorado 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
$16,008 – $22,678
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
PPD Weekly Rate
$667
Weeks of Benefits
40.0 wks
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 Colorado Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Colorado uses a scheduled-member system (weeks of benefits per body part) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $767 per week, generally about 67% of your average weekly wage. Note that this PPD rate is lower than the state's temporary-disability maximum of $1,397.
Colorado splits PPD into (a) SCHEDULED injuries (extremities, eyes, ears) paid as weeks x scheduled rate, and (b) WHOLE PERSON / medical-impairment injuries (back, neck, spine, head, internal, mental) under § 8-42-107(8): benefit = impairment rating % x AGE FACTOR x 400 weeks, paid at the whole-person rate. Back/neck thus = 400 weeks x impairment% x ageFactor x whole-person weekly rate. There is a statutory cap on total medical-impairment benefits.
Source: C.R.S. § 8-42-107.
The Colorado Scheduled-Member Basics
C.R.S. § 8-42-107(2) (WEEKS): arm at shoulder 208; arm incl. wrist 208; hand below wrist 104; leg at hip 208; leg incl. ankle 208; foot below ankle 104; thumb (w/ metacarpal) 50; index 26; middle 18; ring 11; little 13; great toe 26; total blindness one eye 104; total deafness one ear 35; both ears 139. NOTE the ring (11) and little (13) finger ordering is per statute. arm/leg headline = 208.
Colorado has a 3-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Colorado workers' comp settlement calculated?
Colorado 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 $767 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Colorado workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 67% of your average weekly wage, capped at $767 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 Colorado'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 Colorado 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.