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Lost wages calculator What your missed work adds up to.
Enter how you are paid, the first day you missed, and the day you went back. The calculator counts the workdays, prices them at your rate, adds the overtime you would have worked, and counts the sick or vacation days you were forced to use. The result is the past loss only; future earnings are a separate claim.
Lost wages worksheet
| How you are paidhourly, with hours a week, or an annual salary | |
| Hourly rate or annual salary | |
| Daily ratehourly rate x hours a week, divided by 5; or the salary divided by 260 | |
| First day missed | |
| Return datethe day you went back is not counted; if you are still off, use today | |
| Workdays missedMonday to Friday between the two dates; weekends are skipped, holidays are not | |
| Base lossdaily rate x workdays missed | |
| Overtime hours a week lostregular overtime you would have worked | |
| Overtime losshours a week x weeks missed x hourly rate x 1.5 (the salary divided by 2,080 is the hourly rate) | |
| Sick or vacation days usedcounted inside the days above: leave you were forced to use is still a loss | |
| Wages lost to datebase loss plus overtime loss |
This is the past loss only. Future lost earnings and loss of earning capacity are separate claims and need a professional, usually a vocational expert and an economist. Prove the figure with the lost wages checklist: pay stubs before and after, the HR letter, and the doctor's off-work notes.
Sick days and vacation days spent on an injury are gone, and you would have had them otherwise. California treats earned vacation as wages under Labor Code 227.3, so the days stay in the loss even though your paycheck did not drop. Ask HR for a statement of which days were paid from leave.
General information, not legal advice. The count assumes a Monday to Friday schedule and skips weekends but not holidays. A shift, seasonal, commission, or self-employed pattern needs a different measure, and an attorney sets it up with you. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship, which is formed only by a signed written fee agreement.