Pain and Suffering Calculator

This tool multiplies the sum of medical bills, lost wages and other costs by your selected factor. That creates its hypothetical non-economic amount. It then adds the economic inputs and applies the selected percentage reduction to the combined total.

A higher slider setting increases the result mathematically; it does not establish that an injury deserves that amount. Record why you chose an assumption and check for duplicate expenses. The accompanying guide explains the default numbers and the limits of using expenses as a starting point.

A per diem model asks a simpler question: what is a reasonable daily value for the period when the injury materially disrupted work, sleep, mobility, concentration, or ordinary life? That can be useful where treatment costs were modest but the daily impact was real and well documented.

It also creates a risk of overstatement if the pain period is vague or unsupported. Consistent charting, therapy notes, job restrictions, and a clean chronology matter more than the daily number itself.

Selecting 20% makes the calculator retain 80% of each combined total. It does not investigate responsibility for the crash or check whether a state rule prevents recovery altogether.

Treat a positive output as arithmetic, not proof of entitlement. Review the companion guide's sourced state examples and resolve the applicable legal rules before using any amount in a settlement decision.