Arizona's scheduled PPD runs on months, not weeks: a fixed number of months per body part, paid monthly at 55% of your average monthly wage (75% if the injury prevents returning to your old job), with the wage capped at the state maximum, $6,131/month for 2026 injuries.
Arizona pays by the month, so the generic weekly calculator doesn't fit. Here's the real arithmetic: total loss of the major (dominant) arm for a worker at or above the wage cap = 55% × $6,131 = $3,372.05 per month × 60 months = $202,323 (2026 injury). Partial loss of use pays 50% of the wage for the proportionate share of those months.
The generic weeks-based calculator doesn't map cleanly onto Arizona's system, so rather than show you a misleading number, this page gives you the real formula and current rates below. The worked example above shows exactly how to run your own.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum average monthly wage (2026 injuries) | $6,131.00 (Industrial Commission, indexed annually) |
| Scheduled months (examples) | Major arm 60 · major hand 50 · leg 50 · foot 40 · eye 30 |
| Rate | 55% of AMW (75% if you can't return to your former work; 50% × proportion for partial loss of use) |
| TTD | 66⅔% of average monthly wage (A.R.S. §23-1045) |
| Attorney fee cap | 25%, fixed by the Commission (A.R.S. §23-1069) |
A comp settlement trades future benefits for a lump sum. Three checks first: does the settlement close your future medical rights (a fair-looking number can be terrible if it does)? Is your impairment rating solid, given that insurer doctors rate low and you can usually challenge with an independent exam? And was anyone besides your employer involved, because a third-party claim pays pain and suffering that comp never does.
Arizona's scheduled PPD runs on months, not weeks: a fixed number of months per body part, paid monthly at 55% of your average monthly wage (75% if the injury prevents returning to your old job), with the wage capped at the state maximum, $6,131/month for 2026 injuries. Settlements then negotiate around that formula number, down for present-value and disputed ratings, up when the insurer wants to close future medical exposure.
Maximum average monthly wage (2026 injuries): $6,131.00 (Industrial Commission, indexed annually) · Scheduled months (examples): Major arm 60 · major hand 50 · leg 50 · foot 40 · eye 30 · Rate: 55% of AMW (75% if you can't return to your former work; 50% × proportion for partial loss of use) · TTD: 66⅔% of average monthly wage (A.R.S. §23-1045) · Attorney fee cap: 25%, fixed by the Commission (A.R.S. §23-1069)
Not your employer, in most cases, because comp is the exclusive remedy. But if anyone else contributed to the injury (a negligent driver, a defective machine's manufacturer, a subcontractor), a third-party claim can pay full damages including pain and suffering, alongside the comp claim. That's the most commonly missed money in work-injury cases.
25%, fixed by the Commission (A.R.S. §23-1069)
The multiplier method with Arizona's fault rule and deadlines applied.
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