In most cases, pain and suffering settlement calculators are worthless. This is true whether you are trying to estimate a settlement amount for a car accident or slip and fall case. Insurance companies do not use those basic pain and suffering calculators. They are not putting their billions of dollars on the line by using a calculator that only asks you to enter a few pieces of information. Insurance companies use over 70 factors to calculate the value of your case. Here, I explain how to calculate the value of pain and suffering. You'll see the actual amount that insurance companies paid for pain and suffering damages in different injury claims. In some of the cases below, you'll see how much people got in their pocket after paying their medical bills and attorney's fees. I've had hundreds of personal injury settlements that total over $8 million (combined). Therefore, my experience allows me to share several pain and suffering settlement examples with you. Additionally, you will find out how much money is awarded for pain and suffering for certain injuries. As you likely know, pain and suffering is the legal term for a type of damages caused by an injury. Pain and suffering is just one type damages for which you can get compensation. If someone else was negligent, you may also be able to get a payout for your medical bills, lost wages and more. I even created a pain and suffering calculator. But do not calculate your case value with it. This is because so many factors affect a payout. Here is what the bottom part of my pain and suffering calculator looks like: