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How Much Is a Foot Injury Worth in California Workers’ Comp?

What a foot injury pays in California workers’ comp: engine-computed PD percentages and dollars across the WPI range and three occupations, the rating strings behind them, and the apportionment discount.

Foot injuries are dropped-weight and crush injuries — warehouse, construction, delivery — and every standing trade feels them in the rating. The money math from any WPI is fixed, computed here by the rating engine.

How foot injuries are measured

The AMA Guides rate the foot (impairment number 17.08.04.00 for range of motion) from hindfoot and toe deficits, with gait derangement and arthritis rated by other methods when they fit better. Rough anchors: a healed fracture with modest stiffness runs mid-single digits WPI; crush residuals and arthritis reach the teens.

The money table

Final PD and total indemnity at age 42–46, 2026 injury, maximum PD rate, single impairment, before apportionment:

WPIClerical · 111Custodian · 340Carpenter · 380
3%3% · $2,6104% · $3,4805% · $4,350
6%6% · $5,2208% · $6,96010% · $8,772.50
10%11% · $9,932.5014% · $13,412.5017% · $17,545
14%16% · $16,09519% · $20,44523% · $26,245
18%19% · $20,44524% · $27,69530% · $37,990
22%25% · $29,217.5031% · $40,02036% · $50,170
10% WPI · group 111 · clerical
100% (17.08.04.00 - 10 - [1.4]14 - 111C - 10 - 11) = 11% PD · $9,932.50
10% WPI · group 380 · carpenter
100% (17.08.04.00 - 10 - [1.4]14 - 380G - 16 - 17) = 17% PD · $17,545

Verify either string in the rating-string decoder.

Apportionment

Custodian · 14% WPI · 25% non-industrial
The unapportioned rating is 19% PD ($20,445); a 75% industrial finding makes it 14% PD · $13,412.50 — a $7,032.50 discount. See how apportionment works.

What this table can’t tell you

Feet pull ankles, knees, and backs into the case through gait — multiple parts combine on the CVC rather than add, wages below the maximum scale the dollars down, and settlements price future medical beyond any table. Companion pages: back · knee · shoulder · neck · hip · wrist · ankle · elbow · hand. Estimates for informational use; not legal or medical advice.

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Same engine as the tables above — pick your occupation and age, slide the WPI from the report, and carry it into the full calculator when you’re ready.

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FAQ

How much is a foot injury worth in California workers’ comp?
It depends on whole-person impairment, occupation, and age. At the 2026 maximum PD rate a 3% WPI foot rates 3–5% PD ($2,610–$4,350) depending on occupation, while a 22% WPI foot rates up to 36% PD ($50,170) for a carpenter, before apportionment.
What is a crushed or fractured foot worth?
A healed fracture with modest residuals commonly rates mid-single digits WPI; crush injuries, arthritis, and hindfoot involvement reach the teens. Engine-computed, 6–14% WPI runs $5,220–$26,245 at the 2026 max depending on occupation.
Does a prior foot condition reduce the rating?
Often — §4663 apportionment. In our computed example a 25% non-industrial finding turns a 19% PD custodian rating into 14%: $20,445 becomes $13,412.50.
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