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STATE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE NOTICE

STATE OF MAINE

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD

27 STATE HOUSE STATION

AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0027

The Department of Labor’s new State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) as of July 1, 2019 is $856.79. The SAWW is the basis for calculating maximum benefits, annual adjustments and impairment awards.

The multiplier as of July 1, 2019 is 1.03315. This multiplier is obtained by dividing the new SAWW by the preceding year’s average weekly wage. There is no annual adjustment for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 1993. There is no adjustment for injuries occurring on or after November 20, 1987 during periods of partial incapacity.

Effective Date SAWW Multiplier

July 1, 1990 $362.67 1.04546

July 1, 1991 $381.15 1.05096

July 1, 1992 $394.08 1.03392

July 1, 1993 $411.03 1.04301

July 1, 1994 $416.02 1.01212

July 1, 1995 $422.60 1.01582

July 1, 1996 $436.73 1.03344

July 1, 1997 $450.98 1.03263

July 1, 1998 $471.27 1.04499

July 1, 1999 $490.11 1.03998

July 1, 2000 $509.81 1.04019

July 1, 2001 $524.18 1.02819

July 1, 2002 $545.94 1.04151

July 1, 2003 $562.69 1.03068

July 1, 2004 $581.33 1.03313

July 1, 2005 $602.67 1.03671

July 1, 2006 $617.05 1.02386

July 1, 2007 $637.87 1.03374

July 1, 2008 $662.69 1.03891

July 1, 2009 $685.27 1.03407

July 1, 2010 $691.33 1.00884

July 1, 2011 $704.59 1.01918

July 1, 2012 $717.09 1.01774

July 1, 2013 $728.63 1.01609

July 1, 2014 $742.35 1.01883

July 1, 2015 $763.87 1.02899

July 1, 2016 $789.35 1.03336

July 1, 2017 $804.40 1.01907

July 1, 2018 $829.30 1.03095

July 1, 2019 $856.79 1.03315

The maximum of 200% of the SAWW for injuries from October 1, 1975 through June 21, 1981 is as follows:

July 1, 1990 $725.34

July 1, 1991 $762.30

July 1, 1992 $788.16

July 1, 1993 $822.06

July 1, 1994 $832.02

July 1, 1995 $845.18

July 1, 1996 $873.44

July 1, 1997 $901.94

July 1, 1998 $942.52

July 1, 1999 $980.22

July 1, 2000 $1,019.62

July 1, 2001 $1,048.36

July 1, 2002 $1,091.88

July 1, 2003 $1,125.38

July 1, 2004 $1,162.66

July 1, 2005 $1,205.34

July 1, 2006 $1,234.10

July 1, 2007 $1,275.74

July 1, 2008 $1,325.38

July 1, 2009 $1,370.54

July 1, 2010 $1,382.66

July 1, 2011 $1,409.18

July 1, 2012 $1,434.18

July 1, 2013 $1,457.26

July 1, 2014 $1,484.70

July 1, 2015 $1,527.74

July 1, 2016 $1,578.71

July 1, 2017 $1,608.82

July 1, 2018 $1,658.61

July 1, 2019 $1,713.59

The maximum of 166 2/3% of the SAWW for injuries from June 22, 1981 through June 29, 1985 is as follows:

July 1, 1990 $604.45

July 1, 1991 $635.25

July 1, 1992 $656.80

July 1, 1993 $685.05

July 1, 1994 $693.35

July 1, 1995 $704.32

July 1, 1996 $727.87

July 1, 1997 $751.62

July 1, 1998 $785.43

July 1, 1999 $816.85

July 1, 2000 $849.70

July 1, 2001 $873.63

July 1, 2002 $909.90

July 1, 2003 $937.82

July 1, 2004 $968.89

July 1, 2005 $1,004.45

July 1, 2006 $1,028.42

July 1, 2007 $1,063.12

July 1, 2008 $1,104.51

July 1, 2009 $1,142.12

July 1, 2010 $1,152.22

July 1, 2011 $1,174.32

July 1, 2012 $1,195.15

July 1, 2013 $1,214.38

July 1, 2014 $1,237.25

July 1, 2015 $1,273.12

July 1, 2016 $1,315.59

July 1, 2017 $1,340.68

July 1, 2018 $1,382.17

July 1, 2019 $1,427.99

The maximum for injuries from June 30, 1985 through November 19, 1987 is as follows:

August 1, 1990 $522.55

August 1, 1991 $549.18

August 1, 1992 $567.81

August 1, 1993 $592.23

August 1, 1994 $599.41

August 1, 1995 $608.89

August 1, 1996 $629.25

August 1, 1997 $649.78

August 1, 1998 $679.01

August 1, 1999 $706.16

August 1, 2000 $734.54

August 1, 2001 $755.25

August 1, 2002 $786.60

August 1, 2003 $810.73

August 1, 2004 $837.59

August 1, 2005 $868.34

August 1, 2006 $889.06

August 1, 2007 $919.06

August 1, 2008 $954.82

August 1, 2009 $987.35

August 1, 2010 $996.08

August 1, 2011 $1,015.18

August 1, 2012 $1,033.19

August 1, 2013 $1,049.81

August 1, 2014 $1.069.58

August 1, 2015 $1,100.59

August 1, 2016 $1,137.31

August 1, 2017 $1,159.00

August 1, 2018 $1,194.87

August 1, 2019 $1,234.48

The maximum for injuries from November 20, 1987 through December 31, 1992 is as follows:

July 1, 1991 $518.42

July 1, 1992 $536.00

July 1, 1993 $559.05

July 1, 1994 $565.83

July 1, 1995 $574.78

July 1, 1996 $594.00

July 1, 1997 $613.38

July 1, 1998 $640.98

July 1, 1999 $666.61

July 1, 2000 $693.40

July 1, 2001 $712.95

July 1, 2002 $742.54

July 1, 2003 $765.32

July 1, 2004 $790.67

July 1, 2005 $819.69

July 1, 2006 $839.25

July 1, 2007 $867.57

July 1, 2008 $901.33

July 1, 2009 $932.04

July 1, 2010 $940.28

July 1, 2011 $958.31

July 1, 2012 $975.31

July 1, 2013 $991.00

July 1, 2014 $1,009.66

July 1, 2015 $1,038.93

July 1, 2016 $1,073.59

July 1, 2017 $1,094.06

July 1, 2018 $1,127.92

July 1, 2019 $1,165.31

The maximum for injuries occurring on January 1, 1993 through December 31, 2012 is as follows:

January 1, 1993 through June 30, 1999 $441.00

July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000 $441.10

July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001 $458.83

July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 $471.76

July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 $491.35

July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004 $506.42

July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 $523.20

July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 $542.40

July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 $555.34

July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 $574.08

July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 $596.42

July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 $616.74

July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 $622.20

July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 $634.13

July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 $645.38

July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 $655.77

July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 $668.12

July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 $687.48

July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 $710.42

July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 $723.96

July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 $746.37

July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 $771.11

*Changed as a result of Maine State Legislature’s approval of LD 1913

The maximum for injuries occurring on January 1, 2013 through December31,2019 is as follows:

January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013 $717.09*

July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 $728.63

July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 $742.35

July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 $763.87

July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 $789.35

July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 $804.40

July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 $829.30

July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 $856.79

**Changed as a result of Maine State Legislature’s approval of LD 756 . The maximum compensation rate for injuries on or after January 1, 2020 is 125% of the State Average Weekly Wage.

The maximum for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2020 is as follows:

January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 1070.99**

For further information, please contact:

State of Maine Workers’ Compensation Board

Claims Management Unit

27 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0027

Telephone (207) 287-7053

Fax (207) 287-5895

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