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State average weekly wage (SAWW)

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003170

The average weekly earnings of workers in a particular state, calculated and published by state labor departments. This figure is used as a benchmark to determine maximum and minimum workers' compensation benefit rates for temporary total disability, permanent partial disability, and other benefits. The SAWW is updated periodically, often annually.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-003170
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectWorkers Compensation
AbbreviationSAWW
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-003170",
  "term": "State average weekly wage (SAWW)",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The average weekly earnings of workers in a particular state, calculated and published by state labor departments. This figure is used as a benchmark to determine maximum and minimum workers' compensation benefit rates for temporary total disability, permanent partial disability, and other benefits. The SAWW is updated periodically, often annually.",
  "abbreviation": "SAWW",
  "subject": "Workers Compensation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/state-average-weekly-wage-saww/"
}

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