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Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)

1988-2007

Calculated on 
a fiscal-year basis 
July 1 to June 30		  
Calculated on 
a calendar-year basis
Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
 YEAR 
 AMOUNT 
%
Change
  YEAR   AMOUNT
%
Change 
2007
$778.58
4.57%
        
2006
$744.53
3.95%
2006
$788.47
4.25%
2005
$716.26
3.78%
2005
$756.34
2.86%
2004
$690.17
2.24%
2004
$735.30
4.18%
2003
$675.04
1.96%
2003
$705.81
3.28%
2002
$662.05
2.83%
2002
$683.37
2.29%
  2001  $643.83  5.32%   2001
$668.04
2.75%
2000 $611.31 3.95%    2000  $650.17  3.99%
 1999
 $588.06
 4.82%
1999  $625.24  3.65%
  1998 $561.01
 3.55%
 1998  $603.25  4.81%
1997 $541.78
2.75%
1997
$575.58
4.22%
1996 $527.26
3.54%
1996 $552.25
3.77%
1995 $509.25
3.20%
1995 $532.19
3.62%
1994 $493.48
3.83%
1994 $513.61
2.62%
1993 $475.28
4.38%
1993 $500.50
1.83%
1992 $455.32
4.52%
1992 $491.49
5.72%
1991 $435.64
3.89%
1991 $464.91
3.92%
1990 $419.34
5.20%
1990 $447.36
5.01%
1989 $398.61
5.76%
1989 $426.00
3.88%
1988 $376.91
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1988 $410.09
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Source: Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Research

These are the maximum weekly rates as defined by Section 105.1 of the Workers' Compensation Act.

* Unemployment Compensation & Workers' Compensation Calendar Benefit Year Based on State Fiscal Year Ended Two Years Earlier (state fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year).

Calendar year 2003 data is based on final data. State fiscal year data from 1996 forward is preliminary data. In order to meet the requirements of having the SAWW published by September 1, future SAWW data will be based on preliminary data which will be considered official.

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