Estimate likely OSHA monetary penalties before reductions. Add each cited violation, pick its type and count, then apply the Field Operations Manual gravity logic and the standard reduction factors — size of business, good-faith and inspection history — to see gross, reductions and net estimated penalty per violation and overall. Uses the current 2026 statutory maximums. Word, CSV and print.
Reductions for size, good-faith and history apply only to Serious and Other-than-Serious violations. Willful, Repeated, Failure-to-Abate and Posting penalties are statutory and are not reduced by these factors (good-faith does not apply to willful).
⚠️ This calculator estimates statutory maximums and the typical reductions described in the OSHA Field Operations Manual (CPL 02-00-164) and 29 CFR 1903.15. It is an estimate only — actual proposed penalties are set by the OSHA Area Director and may be further adjusted on informal conference, settlement, contest before the OSHRC, or by an Administrative Law Judge. Maximum amounts are adjusted for inflation every January under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015; figures shown are the amounts effective after 15 January 2026 — verify the current year on osha.gov/penalties.