Most settlement calculators are built around assumptions such as wage loss, medical treatment, and impairment. That can be useful when you’re early in the process and trying to understand what “settlement” may include.
But an online tool typically can’t accurately account for:
- whether your injury is considered work-related under California standards
- whether medical records support causation (especially with gradual or aggravated conditions)
- whether you reached medical stability
- how your work restrictions affect your ability to earn the same wages later
In other words: treat calculator results like a compass, not a GPS.


