Personal Injury Settlement Calculator
Estimate the possible value of your injury claim using medical bills, future treatment costs, lost wages, property damage, pain and suffering, and shared fault adjustments.
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Enter your case details below to generate a low, mid, and high settlement estimate.
Your estimated settlement range
Results update after you click the estimate button.
How the Personal Injury Settlement Calculator works
This calculator starts with economic damages such as medical bills, future treatment, lost income, future wage loss, and property damage. It then estimates pain and suffering using an injury-severity multiplier and adjusts the final number based on shared fault and optional insurance limits.
1. Economic damages
- Past medical bills
- Future medical expenses
- Past lost wages
- Future lost income
- Property damage
2. Pain and suffering
- Severity of injury
- Recovery outlook
- Impact on daily life
- Estimated multiplier range
3. Final adjustments
- Shared fault percentage
- Fault rule selection
- Optional insurance policy cap
What affects a personal injury settlement
Most calculators use the same core categories: medical expenses, lost wages, future losses, and pain and suffering. More advanced tools also consider comparative fault, insurance limitations, and the long-term impact of serious injuries. That is why a range-based estimate is usually more useful than a single settlement number.
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Why this calculator gives a range instead of one number
A personal injury settlement is rarely fixed. Two cases with the same medical bills can settle very differently depending on proof of liability, recovery time, permanent limitations, the insurance adjuster, and whether the injured person shares any fault. Showing a low, mid, and high estimate gives a more realistic view of possible compensation.
Important limitations
This tool helps estimate a settlement starting point, not a guaranteed payout. It does not evaluate witness credibility, disputed liability, pre-existing injuries, policy stacking, expert testimony, venue differences, or litigation strategy. Those issues can increase or reduce the final value of a claim.
Frequently asked questions
It usually includes medical bills, lost wages, future expenses, property damage, and a pain and suffering estimate.
Most calculators use a multiplier method. Higher severity, longer recovery, and greater daily-life impact usually increase the multiplier.
Yes. In many states, your settlement can be reduced by your percentage of fault, and in some states recovery may be barred at certain fault thresholds.
Even if a claim is worth more on paper, available insurance coverage can affect what is realistically recoverable in many cases.
No. This tool is for general educational use only and should not be treated as legal advice.
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