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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026 |
1333.88 |
1201.00 | 889.25 | 666.94 | 333.47 |
| 2025 | 1292.23 | 1164.00 | 861.49 | 646.12 | 323.06 |
|
2024 |
1259.91 |
1134.00 |
839.94 |
629.96 |
314.98 |
|
2023 |
1216.18 |
1095.00 |
810.79 |
608.09 |
304.05 |
|
2022 |
1163.79 |
1048.00 |
775.86 |
581.90 |
290.95 |
|
2021 |
1083.33 |
975.00 |
722.22 |
541.67 |
270.83 |
|
2020 |
1037.10 |
934.00 |
691.40 |
518.55 |
259.28 |
|
2019 |
1022.92 |
921.00 |
681.95 |
511.46 |
255.73 |
|
2018 |
999.31 |
900.00 |
666.21 |
499.66 |
249.83 |
|
2017 |
965.62 |
870.00 |
643.75 |
482.81 |
241.41 |
|
2016 |
935.00 |
842.00 |
623.33 |
467.50 |
233.75 |
|
2015 |
910.71 |
820.00 |
607.14 |
455.36 |
227.68 |
|
2014 |
893.44 |
805.00 |
595.63 |
446.72 |
223.36 |
|
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 |
Attorney fees may not be based on a benefit rate higher than this amount.