Texas Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Texas. 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 Texas's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Texas 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
$12,600 – $17,850
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
PPD Weekly Rate
$700
Weeks of Benefits
30.0 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 Texas Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Texas uses a whole-person impairment system (weeks based on your overall impairment) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $890 per week, generally about 70% of your average weekly wage.
NO member schedule at all. All permanent impairment (back, neck, limbs, everything) is valued the same way: weeks of IIBs = 3 x (whole-body impairment rating %). Example: a 15% IR = 45 weeks of IIBs at 70% of AWW (capped at $890/wk). Back/neck injuries get an IR under the AMA Guides like any other body part. Supplemental Income Benefits (SIBs) may follow IIBs for IR >= 15% if the worker remains unemployed/underemployed.
Source: Tex. Lab. Code 408.121-408.126 (Impairment Income Benefits); 408.061-.062 (max/min).
The Texas Scheduled-Member Basics
FLAG: Texas is the schema's stated exception - Impairment Income Benefits (Tex. Lab. Code 408.121-.126), 3 weeks per 1% IR against the whole body, NOT a per-member week table. The calculator should treat every Texas injury as 'unscheduled' (impairment-rating method) and set scheduleWeeks = 3 x IR%.
Texas has a 7-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Texas workers' comp settlement calculated?
Texas 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 $890 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Texas workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 70% of your average weekly wage, capped at $890 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 Texas'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 Texas 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.