Mississippi Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Mississippi. 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 Mississippi's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Mississippi 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
$17,199 – $24,365
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
Mississippi pays this injury by wage loss, so treat this as a wide ballpark.
PPD Weekly Rate
$637
Weeks of Benefits
45.0 wks
Mississippi 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 Mississippi Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Mississippi uses a scheduled-member system (weeks of benefits per body part) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $637 per week, generally about 67% of your average weekly wage.
For 'other cases' (back, neck, body as a whole) Mississippi does NOT multiply impairment by a fixed whole-body weeks base. Instead PPD = 66 2/3% of the difference between pre-injury AWW and post-injury wage-earning capacity, payable during the continuance of disability but NOT exceeding 450 weeks (Miss. Code §71-3-17(c)(25)). The 450-week figure is the overall PPD cap (and the TTD/PTD multiplier base), not a per-percent whole-person multiplier. bodyAsWhole=450 is stored as that cap.
Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-17.
The Mississippi Scheduled-Member Basics
Miss. Code § 71-3-17(c): arm 200 wks, leg 175, hand 150, foot 125, eye 100, hearing both ears 150, hearing one ear 40, thumb 60, first finger 35, second finger 30, great toe 30, third finger 20, fourth finger 15, other toe 10. Total/PTD max = 450 weeks. Loss of two+ digits of the same hand/foot may be combined; otherwise scheduled awards run consecutively.
Mississippi has a 5-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Mississippi workers' comp settlement calculated?
Mississippi 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 $637 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Mississippi workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 67% of your average weekly wage, capped at $637 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 Mississippi'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 Mississippi 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.