State Average Weekly Wage Chart
Year SAWW 90% of SAWW
(Maximum)
2/3 of SAWW* 50% of SAWW
(Minimum Benefit
for Death Cases)
25% of SAWW
(Minimum Benefit for Specific Loss and T&P)
2013 $886.56 $798.00 $591.04 $443.28 $221.64
2012 $860.34 $775.00 $573.56 $430.17 $215.09
2011 $823.35 $742.00 $548.90 $411.68 $205.84
2010 $828.73 $746.00 $552.49 $414.37 $207.18
2009 $834.79 $752.00 $556.53 $417.40 $208.70
2008 $820.04 $739.00 $546.69 $410.02 $205.01
2007 $803.17 $723.00 $535.45 $401.59 $200.79
2006 $784.31 $706.00 $522.87 $392.16 $196.08
2005 $765.12 $689.00 $510.08 $382.56 $191.28
2004 $744.49 $671.00 $496.33 $372.25 $186.12
2003 $724.96 $653.00 $483.31 $362.48 $181.24
2002 $715.11 $644.00 $476.74 $357.56 $178.78
2001 $714.46 $644.00 $476.31 $357.23 $178.62
2000 $678.23 $611.00 $452.15 $339.12 $169.56
1999 $644.06 $580.00 $429.37 $322.03 $161.02
1998 $614.10 $553.00 $409.40 $307.05 $153.53
1997 $591.18 $533.00 $394.12 $295.59 $147.80
1996 $581.39 $524.00 $387.59 $290.70 $145.35
1995 $554.22 $499.00 $369.48 $277.11 $138.56
1994 $527.29 $475.00 $351.53 $263.65 $131.82
1993 $506.80 $457.00 $337.87 $253.40 $126.70
1992 $489.01 $441.00 $326.01 $244.51 $122.25
1991 $477.40 $430.00 $318.27 $238.70 $119.35
1990 $474.22 $427.00 $316.15 $237.11 $118.56
1989 $454.15 $409.00 $302.77 $227.08 $113.54
1988 $440.77 $397.00 $293.85 $220.39 $110.19
1987 $433.91 $391.00 $289.27 $216.96 $108.48
1986 $414.70 $374.00 $276.47 $207.35 $103.68
1985 $397.48 $358.00 $264.99 $198.74 $99.37
1984 $370.65 $334.00 $247.10 $185.33 $92.66
1983 $358.89 $324.00 $239.26 $179.45 $89.72
1982 $340.45 $307.00 $226.97 $170.23 $85.11
*Discontinued fringe benefits may not be used to raise the weekly benefits above this amount. Attorney fees may not be based on a benefit rate higher than this amount.