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2026 cost estimates for personal injury in Utah, including attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses.
As of June 29, 2026, a personal injury in Utah costs on average $4,950, typically $1,950-$9,900 for a moderate-complexity case, based on sourced attorney-fee and court-cost data. A moderate-complexity case typically takes 6-12 months to resolve. Common related costs include court filing fee ($200-$500) and medical records and bills ($100-$500).
Data verified: June 29, 2026
| Complexity | Low | Median | High | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | $550 | $1,650 | $3,300 | 3-6 months |
| Moderate | $1,950 | $4,950 | $9,900 | 6-12 months |
| Complex | $5,550 | $16,700 | $33,400 | 12-36 months |
Last verified: June 2026
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</script>Personal injury cost formation works differently from most other legal matters because the attorney fee is usually contingent — a percentage of any settlement or verdict rather than an hourly bill. That percentage typically rises if the case proceeds to litigation or trial rather than settling early, since more attorney hours and case costs are involved. If there is no recovery, the client generally owes no attorney fee, though case costs (filing fees, expert reports) may still apply depending on the retainer agreement.
Separate from the attorney's percentage, a personal injury case accumulates its own case costs: expert witness fees (medical experts, accident reconstructionists), records requests, deposition transcription, and court filing fees if a lawsuit is filed. Simple claims that settle directly with an insurer before litigation avoid most of these costs; complex cases involving disputed liability, multiple parties, or serious injury typically require the full expert and litigation cost stack.
Take a moderate-complexity personal injury matter in Utah. The recorded median total is $4,950, with reported quotes clustering between $1,950 and $9,900. Each statutory line below is sized against that median.
Added together the itemised lines come to $1,800–$6,000, which leaves roughly $0–$3,150 of the Utah median as professional time — the part that differs between quotes. One further recorded fee is not itemised above and is not in that total.
At $4,950, the median personal injury cost in Utah is in line with the $4,928 national average across all 50 states and DC.
Utah carries 3 rows — simple, $550–$3,300 at $0–$0/hr over 3-6 months; moderate, $1,950–$9,900 at $0–$0/hr over 6-12 months; complex, $5,550–$33,400 at $0–$0/hr over 12-36 months — on 4 shared citations. They put it below the midpoint of the table without reaching the bottom quarter.
$4,950 is a median, not the middle of the band — $3,000 above the $1,950 floor, $4,950 under the $9,900 ceiling. Every rank below is out of 28.
Utah occupies the 18th row of 28 for a personal injury. Its $4,950 median trails the $5,200 table midpoint by $250, which is 5% — close enough that a single firm's quote can straddle both figures.
Pennsylvania ($5,000) and Wyoming ($4,850) bracket Utah inside a $150 window — narrow enough that 18th is close to arbitrary.
Pennsylvania, Wyoming record medians within three percent of Utah's $4,950. A personal injury quote anywhere in that group is describing effectively the same market.
| Rank | State | Median | Against Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Colorado | $5,450 | +$500 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $5,300 | +$350 |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $5,250 | +$300 |
| 15 | Georgia | $5,150 | +$200 |
| 16 | Michigan | $5,100 | +$150 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $5,000 | +$50 |
| 18 | Utah | $4,950 | — |
| 19 | Wyoming | $4,850 | −$100 |
| 20 | Iowa | $4,800 | −$150 |
| 21 | Texas | $4,750 | −$200 |
| 22 | Idaho | $4,400 | −$550 |
| 23 | Kansas | $4,250 | −$700 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $4,050 | −$900 |
Within ten percent of the Utah figure there are 5 states above and only 3 below. $50 up or $100 down moves Utah a row, which means the ranking has far more room to improve than to slip: the personal injury field is dense overhead and sparse underneath.
Climbing five places would mean passing Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and adding $350 to the $4,950 recorded here.
Five places down means passing under Wyoming, Iowa, Texas, Idaho, Kansas: $700.
$1,700 short of Hawaii ($6,650), $1,450 clear of Arkansas ($3,500).
From $1,950 to $9,900 the moderate band is $7,950 wide, close to the $8,325 peer median.
Spread across the 6-12 months the sources record for a moderate matter, the $4,950 median works out to roughly $550 a month. A complex personal injury runs longer, at 12-36 months, but it also runs hotter — about $696 a month — so the extra cost is not simply the extra calendar time.
| Measure | Utah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate median | $4,950 | 18th |
| Hourly median | — | — |
| Implied hours | — | — |
| Simple median | $1,650 | 10th |
| Complex median | $16,700 | 10th |
The ranking barely moves across tiers — 10th at the simple tier, 18th at moderate, 10th at complex of 28 — so Utah keeps roughly the same relative position whether the personal injury is straightforward or contested.
$1,650 is 10th of 28 on a straightforward personal injury, under Virginia ($1,700) and over Wisconsin ($1,650), $50 over the $1,600 tier midpoint.
$16,700 is 10th of 28 once contested, between Illinois ($16,900) and New Jersey ($16,600), $800 off the $15,900 tier midpoint.
The three bands are continuous in Utah: the simple tier reaches $3,300 where the moderate tier starts at $1,950, and the moderate tier reaches $9,900 where the complex tier starts at $5,550. A single quoted figure can therefore belong to two different tiers, and the tier label — not the number — is what identifies which.
| Tier | Utah | Rank | Tier midpoint | Implied hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | $1,650 | 10th | $1,600 | — |
| moderate | $4,950 | 18th | $5,200 | — |
| complex | $16,700 | 10th | $15,900 | — |
$1,650 puts Utah 10th of 28 on straightforward matters, 8 up on its moderate position, and $50 (3%) over the $1,600 tier midpoint.
Virginia ($1,700) and Wisconsin ($1,650) bracket it — a $50 window.
1 states sit within three percent of the $1,650 here, against 2 at the moderate row.
$16,700 puts Utah 10th of 28 on contested matters, 8 up on its moderate position, and $800 (5%) over the $15,900 tier midpoint.
Illinois ($16,900) and New Jersey ($16,600) bracket it — a $300 window.
5 states record a complex-tier median within three percent of $16,700, denser than the 2 around the moderate row.
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | New Jersey | $1,700 |
| 9 | Virginia | $1,700 |
| 10 | Utah | $1,650 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $1,650 |
| 12 | Alaska | $1,600 |
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Connecticut | $16,900 |
| 9 | Illinois | $16,900 |
| 10 | Utah | $16,700 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $16,600 |
| 12 | California | $16,400 |
In Utah a personal injury is 5th of 8 at $4,950, between Immigration and Bankruptcy. At 43% of Criminal Defense ($11,400).
The state does not rank uniformly. Utah is 11th of 28 for Criminal Defense but 28th for Bankruptcy, a 17-place spread across the matter types tracked here, so its 18th on personal injury says little about what the other lines cost.
The spread across practice areas is wide. Immigration runs 18% above its own midpoint, while Bankruptcy runs 7% below its own midpoint — 25 percentage points apart. A single "Utah is expensive" or "Utah is inexpensive" claim would be wrong for at least one of the matter types tracked here.
The largest tracked median in Utah is 5.4x the smallest, effectively the 5.1x that the typical state records: the internal spread is ordinary even where the levels are not.
3 of 8 matter types rank Utah in the upper third, 0 in the lower, 5 between; personal injury is 18th.
In percentile terms it sits at the 37th percentile of the 28 tracked states.
| Matter | Simple | Moderate | Complex | Hours | Rank | vs mid | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Defense | $3,950 | $11,400 | $30,800 | 36 | 11th | +12% | Washington |
| Divorce | $3,200 | $9,500 | $22,900 | 30 | 19th | +11% | Michigan |
| DUI / DWI | $3,300 | $7,750 | $18,600 | 27 | 23rd | +4% | Texas |
| Immigration | $2,050 | $5,600 | $10,700 | 20 | 14th | +18% | Massachusetts |
| Personal Injury | $1,650 | $4,950 | $16,700 | — | 18th | −5% | Pennsylvania |
| Bankruptcy | $1,700 | $3,350 | $5,450 | 13 | 28th | −7% | Maine |
| Real Estate Closing | $1,150 | $2,400 | $5,050 | 9 | 17th | +8% | Delaware |
| Estate Planning / Probate | $650 | $2,100 | $5,750 | 7 | 22nd | +1% | Nevada |
Borrowing the wrong row. Budgeting from Wyoming ($4,850) lands $100 under Utah; from Pennsylvania ($5,000), $50 over; from the $5,200 table midpoint, $250 out.
Verified June 2026. Filing fees change on the Utahcourt's own schedule; billing models are covered in the legal fees guide.
This tool provides general cost estimates for informational purposes only. It is NOT legal advice. Costs vary significantly based on individual circumstances. Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for specific guidance.