Tennessee Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Tennessee 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
$18,009 – $25,513
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
PPD Weekly Rate
$667
Weeks of Benefits
45.0 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 Tennessee Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Tennessee uses a whole-person impairment system (weeks based on your overall impairment) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $1,297 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 $1,427.
Tennessee's 2014 reform (eff. July 1, 2014) ABOLISHED the old scheduled-member table. For ALL injuries (limbs, digits, eye, hearing, AND back/neck/whole-body), PPD is now expressed as a percentage of the BODY AS A WHOLE and run through a single 450-week base. Original (initial) PPD award = impairment rating % x 450 weeks x 66 2/3% AWW (capped at $1,297 for 2025-2026). After the initial benefit period, 'increased' (resulting-impairment) benefits may apply via multipliers based on return-to-work, education, age, and unemployment (§ 50-6-207(3)(B)). So bodyAsWhole = 450 weeks and there are NO per-member week values.
Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-207(3) (2014 reform).
The Tennessee Scheduled-Member Basics
No scheduled-member weeks exist post-2014. Calculator model: PPD = impairmentRating% x 450 x (66 2/3% AWW, capped $1,297 for 2025-26). Example: 20% impairment x 450 = 90 weeks. Eye/hearing/limb amputations are all converted to a whole-body impairment rating (AMA Guides 6th ed.) and run through the same 450-week base. FLAG: do NOT fabricate per-member week values for Tennessee.
Tennessee has a 7-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Tennessee workers' comp settlement calculated?
Tennessee 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 $1,297 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Tennessee workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 67% of your average weekly wage, capped at $1,297 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 Tennessee'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 Tennessee 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.