Montana Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Montana. 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 Montana's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Montana 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
$13,656 – $19,346
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
PPD Weekly Rate
$569
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 Montana Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Montana uses a whole-person impairment system (weeks based on your overall impairment) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $569 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 $1,137.
Montana has NO scheduled-member table. Every permanent partial injury (limb, back, neck, whole-body) is valued the same way: the AMA-Guides impairment percentage x 400 weeks x the PPD weekly rate (PPD max $568.50/wk FY26). MCA 39-71-703. A Class 1 (low) impairment additionally requires actual wage loss to receive PPD; Class 2+ pays regardless of wage loss. Wage-loss add-on factors (age, education, lifting restriction) can increase the award above the base impairment amount.
Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-703; FY26 rates per Mont. DLI ERD.
The Montana Scheduled-Member Basics
No body-part schedule exists in Montana. Base award = impairment% x 400 weeks. The 400-week base applies to claims on/after 7/1/2019 (was 375 weeks 2015-2019).
Montana has a 4-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Montana workers' comp settlement calculated?
Montana uses a whole-person impairment system (weeks based on your overall impairment). 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 $569 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Montana workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 67% of your average weekly wage, capped at $569 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 Montana'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 Montana 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.