Workers' Comp Settlement Chart by Body Part (2026)

Weeks of benefits by body part

Weeks for total loss or total loss of use. A dash means the state does not list that item in its schedule. Florida does not use a body-part schedule.
Body part	GA	IL	MI	NY	NC	OH	PA
Arm	225	253	269	312	240	225	410
Hand	160	205	215	244	200	175	335
Thumb	60	76	65	75	75	60	100
Index finger	40	43	38	46	45	35	50
Leg	225	215	215	288	200	200	410
Foot	135	167	162	205	144	150	250
Great toe	30	38	33	38	35	30	40
Eye	150	162	162	160	120	125	275
Hearing, both ears	150	215	-	150	150	125	260

Example: a 10% rating at a $1,000 weekly wage

Statutory award before any negotiation, using each state's 2026 rate and weekly limits. Run your own numbers in the settlement calculator.
State	Hand	Arm	Leg	How it is paid
Georgia	$10,667	$15,000	$15,000	Rating × weeks × rate
Illinois	$12,300	$15,180	$12,900	Rating × weeks × rate
Michigan	Total loss only	Total loss only	Total loss only	Specific loss for total loss of use
New York	$16,267	$20,800	$19,200	Rating × weeks × rate
North Carolina	$13,333	$16,000	$13,333	Rating × weeks × rate
Ohio	Total loss only	Total loss only	Total loss only	Flat rate, total loss only
Pennsylvania	Total loss only	Total loss only	Total loss only	Specific loss for total loss of use

How to read the chart

Find the weeks for your body part in your state.
Multiply by your rating. A 15% loss of use of a hand in North Carolina is 15% of 200 weeks, or 30 weeks.
Multiply by the weekly rate, usually 2/3 of your average weekly wage (60% in Illinois, 80% of after-tax wage in Michigan), within the state's maximum and minimum.

Pennsylvania and Michigan pay their schedules only for amputation or total loss of use, and Ohio's flat-rate scheduled loss works the same way. In those states a partial rating for a hand or leg is paid, if at all, through other benefits.

Back, neck and shoulder injuries

Injuries to the spine and shoulder usually fall outside the arm and leg schedules. States handle them differently: Illinois pays a percentage of the person as a whole (500 weeks), Georgia pays a percentage of the body as a whole (300 weeks), North Carolina schedules the back at 300 weeks, Ohio pays a percentage of 200 weeks, and New York pays by loss of wage-earning capacity. Florida rates every permanent injury on one whole-body scale.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a workers comp settlement for a knee injury?

Most schedules treat the knee as part of the leg. In a schedule state, the award is your loss-of-use rating for the leg times that state's leg weeks times the weekly rate. For example, a 10% leg rating is 28.8 weeks in New York (288 weeks) or 20 weeks in North Carolina (200 weeks). A negotiated settlement can differ.

How much is a workers comp settlement for a shoulder or back injury?

Shoulders and backs are usually not on the arm and leg schedules. Illinois pays them as a percentage of the person as a whole (500 weeks), Georgia uses 300 weeks for the body as a whole, and North Carolina schedules the back at 300 weeks. New York pays non-schedule injuries by loss of wage-earning capacity instead.

Why do the weeks differ so much between states?

Each legislature wrote its own schedule. The same total loss of an arm is 410 weeks in Pennsylvania and 225 in Ohio and Georgia, and states also pay those weeks at different rates.

Sources

Checked November 3, 2026.