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Workers' Compensation Benefit Rates
State Wide Average Weekly Wage for all Workers
Accident and Formal Claim Filing Statistics
Schedule of Disabilities (Rate Charts)

WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFIT RATES

	Temporary Disability Rate	Permanent Partial Disability	Total Disability Rate	Death Benefits
1997	$496 max /$132 min	$496 max /$35 min	$496 max /$132 min	$496 max
1998	$516 max /$138 min	$516 max /$35 min	$516 max /$138 min	$516 max
1999	$539 max /$144 min	$539 max/ $35 min	$539 max /$144 min	$539 max
2000	$568 max /$151 min	$568 max/ $35 min	$568 max /$151 min	$568 max
2001	$591 max /$158 min	$591 max /$35 min	$591 max /$158 min	$591 max
2002	$629 max /$168 min	$629 max /$35 min	$629 max /$168 min	$629 max
2003	$638 max /$170 min	$638 max /$35 min	$638 max /$170 min	$638 max
2004	$650 max /$173 min	$650 max /$35 min	$650 max /$173 min	$650 max
2005	$666 max /$178 min	$666 max /$35 min	$666 max /$178 min	$666 max
2006	$691 max /$184 min	$691 max /$35 min	$691 max /$184 min	$691 max
2007	$711 max /$190 min	$711 max /$35 min	$711 max /$190 min	$711 max
2008	$742 max /$198 min	$742 max /$35 min	$742 max /$198 min	$742 max
2009	$773 max /$206 min	$773 max/$35 min	$773 max/$206 min	$773 max
2010	$794 max/$212 min	$794 max/$35 min	$794 max/$212 min	$794 max
2011	$792 max/$211 min	$792 max/$35 min	$792 max/$211 min	$792 max
2012	$810 max/$216 min	$810 max/$35 min	$810 max/$216 min	$810 max
2013	$826 max/$220 min	$826 max/$35 min	$826 max/$220 min	$826 max
2014	$843 max/$225 min	$843 max/$35 min	$843 max/$225 min	$843 max
2015	$855 max/$228 min	$855 max/$35 min	$855 max/$228 min	$855 max
2016	$871 max/$232 min	$871 max/$35 min	$871 max/$232 min	$871 max
2017	$896 max/$239 min	$896 max/$35 min	$896 max/$239 min	$896 max
2018	$903 max/$241 min	$903 max/$35 min	$903 max/$241 min	$903 max
2019	$921 max/$246 min	$921 max/$35 min	$921 max/$246 min	$921 max
2020	$945 max/$252 min	$945 max/$35 min	$945 max/$252 min	$945 max

Temporary Disability Rate : 70% of wages with the noted maximum/minimum
Permanent Partial Disability: Rate depends on type and severity of injury, with the noted maximum/minimum
Total Disability Rate : 70% of wages with the noted maximum/minimum

Rates in effect on the date of accident or exposure/manifestation in cases of occupational exposure.

STATE WIDE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE OF ALL WORKERS

1995	$661.33
1996	$688.47
1997	$719.15
1998	$757.08
1999	$787.82
2000	$838.52
2001	$850.73
2002	$866.36
2003	$888.30
2004	$920.88
2005	$947.64
2006	$989.23
2007	$1031.28
2008	$1059.29
2009	$1056.54
2010	$1079.91
2011	$1101.89
2012	$1123.80
2013	$1140.02
2014	$1161.04
2015	$1195.08
2016	$1203.43
2017	$1228.25
2018	$1,259.82

Data updated July 22, 2019

ACCIDENT AND FORMAL CLAIM FILING STATISTICS

YEAR	# of Reported Accidents (FROI)	# of New Claim Petition Filings	# of Re-openers
1990	219,500	53,637	2,309
1991	197,300	50,910	2,671
1992	239,300	54,164	2,996
1993	219,900	47,393	2,984
1994	237,200	48,810	2,866
1995	178,200	45,823	3,125
1996	157,700	48,548	3,347
1997	146,246	44,823	4,379
1998	119,269	42,410	3,799
1999	109,728	40,794	3,974
2000	139,139	44,227	4,097
2001	170,307	39,720	3,991
2002	*	41,667	3,909
2003	185,708	40,960	3,971
2004	184,680 **	39,212	4,274
2005	175,873 **	37,248	4,393
2006	156,289 **	35,041	4,412
2007	179,591 **	35,566	4,773
2008	160,277	35,469	5,252
2009	149,688	34,489	5,400
2010	137,055	33,246	5,691
2011	148,791	34,810	5,893
2012	144,535	32,740	5,901
2013	129,867	35,452	6,274
2014	139,029	34,798	5,982
2015	134,580	34,500	6,250
2016	142,243	33,822	6,173
2017	143,534	34,535	6,217
2018	147,022	34,943	6,456

* transitional year due to new EDI requirements
** revised due to data corrections
FROI - First Report of Injury

Data last updated January 30, 2019

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