South Dakota Workers Comp Settlement Calculator
South Dakota is a impairment-rating state and pays 66⅔% of your average weekly wage , capped at $1,067.00 per week. Enter your average weekly wage before the injury and the doctor's impairment rating; this calculator returns the South Dakota permanent partial disability award using the actual state formula.
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Result is an estimate. Real settlement amounts depend on factors the calculator does not model: open vs closed medical, future medical projections, vocational rehab, and negotiation. Confirm with the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Labor & Management or a licensed workers comp lawyer.
South Dakota PPD formula in plain words
- Take your average weekly wage in the 52 weeks before the injury.
- Multiply by two-thirds. That is your raw comp rate.
- If the raw rate exceeds $1,067.00, the South Dakota cap kicks in and the rate becomes $1,067.00.
- If the raw rate falls below $534.00, the floor kicks in.
- Multiply the resulting weekly rate by the number of scheduled weeks for the body part (see the South Dakota chart).
- Scale by the impairment rating the doctor assigned. A 100% rating returns the full schedule value; a 25% rating returns one-quarter.
Worked examples for South Dakota
Three workers, same injury (200 scheduled weeks, 30% impairment rating), three different pre-injury wages. The cap and floor decide who gets what.
| Pre-injury wage | Two-thirds raw | After cap/floor | PPD payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500/wk | $333.33 | $534.00 | $32,040.00 |
| $1,500/wk | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $60,000.00 |
| $3,500/wk | $2,333.33 | $1,067.00 | $64,020.00 |
60 = 30% × 200 scheduled weeks. Multiply the after-cap weekly rate by that figure to land on the PPD payout.