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What Is the Average Personal Injury Settlement?
Every figure sourced and dated. Updated 2026-09-01.
The median auto-accident injury settlement is $31,000. Averages mislead here, so hold three numbers at once: soft-tissue claims average $12,000, represented claimants average $77,600, and the gap between those figures is mostly injury severity and documentation, not lawyering magic.
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Medical specials, lost wages, permanency, and liability clarity. Clear-fault cases typically settle 6 to 9 months after treatment ends; fees run 33.3% to 40% on contingency. Back to Personal Injury.
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Sources for every figure on this page
$31,000: FairSettlement 2026 payout data: median auto-accident PI settlement (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
$77,600: FairSettlement 2026: average settlement with attorney representation (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
33.3% to 40%: Mighty.com fee survey: standard PI contingency range (32% survey average) (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
6 to 9 months: Coopers Law / Nicolet Law 2026: clear-fault auto cases after treatment ends (published estimate, retrieved 2026-09-01).
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