Research and Statistics -- DLI statistics

Workers' compensation

Average weekly wage-replacement benefits, adjusted for wage growth
(2004 wage-levels), injury years 1984-2004 [1]

Description

Appendix

Injury year	TTD/PTD [2]	TPD
1984	$630.60	$411.63
1985	624.41	397.15
1986	603.70	393.54
1987	596.12	375.44
1988	572.04	358.12
1989	583.63	352.39
1990	576.20	336.29
1991	568.12	304.19
1992	552.71	282.32
1993	525.01	245.14
1994	538.51	240.25
1995	545.60	244.95
1996	553.37	248.12
1997	546.74	256.27
1998	537.25	238.52
1999	542.40	255.12
2000	531.30	245.86
2001	547.93	262.02
2002	550.42	248.02
2003	523.96	242.10
2004	510.77	231.12

1. Data is from the Department of Labor and Industry claims database. Claims numbers are "developed," meaning they are estimates (based on observed historical rates of claim development) of what the final numbers will be when claims are mature. To standardize the cost of benefits over time, the numbers in this figure are adjusted for growth in the statewide average weekly wage (SAWW), from unemployment insurance data. The number for each year is adjusted to 2004, by multiplying it by the ratio of the 2004 SAWW to the SAWW for that year, using the SAWW reflecting wages-paid during the respective year. Details in Appendix.

2. TTD and PTD benefits are not distinguished in the DLI database