Salisbury is the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina. If you have questions about workers’ compensation, begin with the paperwork you have and the calculation you want to understand. Average weekly wage, a disability rating and a hearing request are different questions to put on your list. Use that list to decide what to read and what to ask when you call.
For Salisbury readers, the North Carolina workers’ compensation guide introduces the five forms that run your claim. Start there to connect the form names with the wage information used to calculate your benefit rate. The sections below also point you to reading about a new job, checks stopping and the steps in a rating calculation.
Finding your bearings in Rowan County
Besides Salisbury, the county includes Spencer, East Spencer and China Grove, and part of Kannapolis extends into it from Cabarrus County. Interstate 85 crosses the county from southwest to northeast. US-70, US-29 and US-52 provide additional road access. Novant Health Rowan Medical Center is a hospital in Salisbury where people get treatment.
Start with the five North Carolina forms
The North Carolina guide teaches the five forms that run your claim: Form 18, Form 19, average weekly wage / Form 22, Forms 60/61/63 and Form 25C. Use those names to organize your questions about the paperwork you have.
The questions Salisbury readers ask
Where do I begin with a question about my benefit rate?
Begin with average weekly wage. The North Carolina wage statement provides the wage information used in the benefit-rate calculation. Read the average weekly wage guide, then put your calculation question on the list for your call.
What should I read if I had just started a new job?
The new-employee calculation guide addresses that question. Before an appointment, ask what information and paperwork to have ready to discuss the calculation for a new employee.
Where can I read about checks stopping?
Go to the guide about workers’ compensation checks stopping. Add the question you want to discuss to your first-call list.
Where can I read about requesting a hearing?
For information about requesting a workers’ compensation hearing, read the hearing-request guide. If a hearing request is what you want to discuss, raise that question at the start of your call.
A look at local workplaces
The Rowan EDC Major Employers list, updated March 2026, names Daimler Trucks North America and Continental Structural Plastics in manufacturing; Food Lion and Chewy in retail trade; Novant Health Rowan Medical Center and the VA in health care; the Rowan-Salisbury School System in education; and Rowan County government in public administration. The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance lists logistics and distribution, production, administrative support, sales and construction among the county’s employment sectors.
Work through the rating calculation
Brad’s method begins by applying the disability rating percentage to the applicable number of scheduled weeks. Multiply the weeks produced by that step by the compensation rate. Keep those steps in order when asking someone to explain the calculation.
Rating percentage x applicable scheduled weeks x compensation rate = rating calculation.
Ask a lawyer to identify the applicable North Carolina inputs before working through a calculation for your claim.
Read the North Carolina settlement calculation guide and the guide to whether to settle your workers’ compensation case before discussing settlement. Ask how the rating calculation fits into that discussion.
Working with a Workers’ Compensation Specialist from Salisbury
The contact point for this guide is The Law Offices of Bradley H. Smith, 3117 Whiting Avenue, Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28205. Office visits by appointment only. Call (980) 281-9984.
Salisbury is a service area for the firm: clients from Salisbury are served from the Charlotte office, by appointment.
From the Rowan County Courthouse on North Main Street in downtown Salisbury, the drive to the Charlotte office is about 39 miles, most of it on I-85. Follow East Innes Street to I-85 South, then West Sugar Creek Road, US-29 / NC-49 and East 36th Street to Whiting Avenue. A road-network estimate puts the trip at roughly 50 minutes without traffic, and travel time varies with traffic.
Before your first call, write down what happened at work, which paperwork you have and what you want to understand next. Let those questions guide the conversation. If you want to discuss your benefit calculation, a rating or a hearing request, raise that question at the start.
Ask what information to have ready for an appointment and how to arrange one. You can read about the firm and use the contact page to arrange an appointment.
Talk through your next question
Bring the questions you want answered, whether it concerns your average weekly wage, returning to work, or a second opinion on medical treatment.
Continue with these guides
- Read about workers’ compensation checks stopping
- The Concord workers’ compensation guide
- Visit the video center
- Read the North Carolina workers’ compensation guide
Bradley H. Smith. Certified as a specialist in workers’ compensation law by the North Carolina State Bar; licensed in NC and SC. No fee unless we recover. Call (980) 281-9984.
Frequently asked questions
How far is the Charlotte office from Salisbury?
Starting at the Rowan County Courthouse in downtown Salisbury, the drive is about 39 miles, most of it on I-85, and roughly 50 minutes without traffic. Travel time varies with traffic. The Law Offices of Bradley H. Smith is at 3117 Whiting Avenue, Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28205. Office visits by appointment only. Call (980) 281-9984.
Can someone from Salisbury or Rowan County work with the firm?
Salisbury is a service area for the firm: clients from Salisbury are served from the Charlotte office, by appointment. Ask what information to have ready and how to arrange an appointment.
What should Salisbury readers ask about average weekly wage?
Start with the average weekly wage guide. The form that matters for this calculation is called a Form 22.
How does a disability rating percentage factor into my settlement?
Use Brad’s sequence: multiply the rating percentage by the applicable scheduled weeks, then multiply those weeks by your compensation rate. Ask a lawyer to explain the inputs when discussing settlement, including the applicable weeks from the North Carolina schedule. Ask how the rating calculation fits into that discussion.
Last updated: October 8, 2026.
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