Workers comp research guide
Ohio permanent partial disability settlement calculator
Estimate an Ohio BWC permanent partial disability (%PP) award from the impairment percentage, the $1,281 statewide average weekly wage, and the $427 weekly maximum.
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Estimated range
$17,460to$26,189
Midpoint $21,825
Weekly benefit
$427
Rating weeks
32
Temporary benefits
$5,124
Permanent benefits
$13,451
Future medical
$3,250
Weekly cap used
$427
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This is an educational estimate. State rules, caps, medical evidence, attorney fees, and future care can change the result.
Ohio pays permanent partial disability as a percentage (%PP) through the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, under R.C. 4123.57. Division (A) pays 66 2/3 percent of your average weekly wage, capped at 33 1/3 percent of the statewide average weekly wage, for a number of weeks equal to the impairment percentage multiplied by 200 weeks. For 2026 injuries the statewide average weekly wage is $1,281, so the %PP weekly maximum is $427 and a 10 percent award runs 20 weeks. A rating at or above 90 percent is paid for the full 200 weeks. Loss-of-use injuries that fall on the division (B) schedule, such as amputation, ankylosis, or loss of sight or hearing, are paid at the full $1,281 statewide average weekly wage instead.
This page explains the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation %PP formula from R.C. 4123.57 and the BWC compensation rate chart. It is educational information only, not legal advice, and it is not affiliated with BWC or the Ohio Industrial Commission.
Ohio %PP award by impairment percentage (2026 injuries, $427 weekly maximum)
Weeks equal the impairment percentage multiplied by 200 weeks under R.C. 4123.57(A). Payouts use the 2026 %PP maximum of $427 per week, which is 33 1/3 percent of the $1,281 statewide average weekly wage on the BWC compensation rate chart. Your own weekly rate is 66 2/3 percent of your average weekly wage, so a lower wage pays less per week even though the number of weeks does not change.
Ohio %PP and scheduled loss questions
- How is an Ohio permanent partial disability award calculated?
- R.C. 4123.57(A) pays 66 2/3 percent of your average weekly wage, but no more than 33 1/3 percent of the statewide average weekly wage, for a number of weeks equal to the impairment percentage multiplied by 200. A 10 percent rating therefore runs 20 weeks and a 25 percent rating runs 50 weeks. For 2026 injuries the statewide average weekly wage is $1,281, which sets the %PP weekly maximum at $427. A rating at or above 90 percent is paid for the full 200 weeks, and the percentages on one claim cannot total more than 100 percent.
- What is the maximum weekly %PP rate in Ohio for 2026?
- The BWC compensation rate chart (revised February 19, 2026) lists a 2026 %PP maximum of $427 per week and a 2026 statewide average weekly wage of $1,281. The $427 figure is exactly one third of the statewide average weekly wage, the cap written into R.C. 4123.57(A). Rates follow the year of injury, so a 2025 injury keeps that year's $410.33 maximum. A scheduled loss is different: division (B) pays the full statewide average weekly wage, $1,281 per week for 2026 injuries, for the fixed number of weeks set for each body part.
- When can I file an Ohio C-92 application for %PP?
- Under R.C. 4123.57(A) the C-92 application cannot be filed earlier than 26 weeks after the latest period of temporary total compensation ends, 26 weeks after wages in lieu of those payments stop, or 26 weeks after the injury if you never received temporary total. That 26-week wait is the earliest filing date, not the deadline. R.C. 4123.52 keeps the claim open for five years from the date of injury, or five years from the last medical service or the last compensation payment, and no award can cover more than two years before the date you file.
- What is the difference between %PP and an Ohio scheduled loss?
- Both are permanent partial disability under R.C. 4123.57, but they are separate tracks. A %PP award under division (A) turns the impairment percentage into weeks paid at 66 2/3 percent of your wage, capped at $427 per week for 2026 injuries. A scheduled loss under division (B) pays the full statewide average weekly wage, $1,281 per week for 2026 injuries, for a fixed number of weeks by body part: 60 weeks for a thumb, 35 for an index finger, 175 for a hand, 200 for a leg, 225 for an arm, 125 for the sight of an eye, and 25 for total hearing loss in one ear. Serious facial or head disfigurement is a separate award of up to $10,000.
- Can an Ohio %PP award be paid as one lump sum?
- Only by commutation, under R.C. 4123.64(A), which lets the administrator commute payments of compensation or benefits to one or more lump-sum payments in special circumstances, when that provides financial relief or furthers rehabilitation, following rules that set the allowable purposes, the documentation, and the maximum reduction. R.C. 4123.57(B) applies the same commutation rule to scheduled-loss installments. If you disagree with a tentative %PP order, object within 20 days using form IC-167-T; the application then goes to a district hearing officer.
Ohio %PP checklist
- Confirm the date of injury first, because the statewide average weekly wage and the %PP weekly maximum follow the year of injury, not the year of the award.
- Read the examiner report for the impairment percentage and check whether the injury was rated as a percentage of permanent partial disability or as a scheduled loss.
- Ask how a lump sum commutation changes the weekly rate, and confirm in writing that future medical care is not being released.