Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation 7551 Metro Center Drive, Suite 100 • Austin, Texas 78744-1645 512-804-4000 • 512-804-4001 fax • www.tdi.state.tx.us

The following table provides the maximum (max) and minimum (min) weekly benefits established in the Texas Workers' Compensation Act applicable to dates of injuries on or after January 1, 1991.

State Average Weekly Wage / Maximum and Minimum Weekly Benefits

Fiscal Year

SAWW* State

Average Weekly Wage

TIBs Temporary

Income Benefits

IIBs Impairment

Income Benefits

SIBs Supplemental

Income Benefits

LIBs Lifetime Income Benefits

Death Benefits

max min max min max min max min max min

2011 (10/1/10-09/30/11) $766.34 766.00 115.00 536.00 115.00 536.00 N/A 766.00 115.00 766.00 N/A

2010 (10/1/09-09/30/10) $772.64 773.00 116.00 541.00 116.00 541.00 N/A 773.00 116.00 773.00 N/A

2009 (10/1/08-09/30/09) $749.63 750.00 112.00 525.00 112.00 525.00 N/A 750.00 112.00 750.00 N/A

2008 (10/1/07-09/30/08) $712.11 712.00 107.00 498.00 107.00 498.00 N/A 712.00 107.00 712.00 N/A

2007 (10/1/06-9/30/07) $673.80 674.00 101.00 472.00 101.00 472.00 N/A 674.00 101.00 674.00 N/A

2006 (9/1/05-9/30/06) $540.00 540.00 81.00 378.00 81.00 378.00 N/A 540.00 81.00 540.00 N/A

2005 (9/1/04-8/31/05) $539.00 539.00 81.00 377.00 81.00 377.00 N/A 539.00 81.00 539.00 N/A

2004 (9/1/03-8/31/04) $537.00 537.00 81.00 376.00 81.00 376.00 N/A 537.00 81.00 537.00 N/A

2003 (9/1/02-8/31/03) $536.74 537.00 81.00 376.00 81.00 376.00 N/A 537.00 81.00 537.00 N/A

2002 (9/1/01-8/31/02) $535.62 536.00 80.00 375.00 80.00 375.00 N/A 536.00 80.00 536.00 N/A

2001 (9/1/00-8/31/01) $533.00 533.00 80.00 373.00 80.00 373.00 N/A 533.00 80.00 533.00 N/A

2000 (9/1/99-8/31/00) $531.00 531.00 80.00 372.00 80.00 372.00 N/A 531.00 80.00 531.00 N/A

1999 (9/1/98-8/31/99) $523.31 523.00 78.00 366.00 78.00 366.00 N/A 523.00 78.00 523.00 N/A

1998 (9/1/97-8/31/98) $508.26 508.00 76.00 356.00 76.00 356.00 N/A 508.00 76.00 508.00 N/A

1997 (9/1/96-8/31/97) $490.92 491.00 74.00 344.00 74.00 344.00 N/A 491.00 74.00 491.00 N/A

1996 (9/1/95-8/31/96) $480.13 480.00 72.00 336.00 72.00 336.00 N/A 480.00 72.00 480.00 N/A

1995 (9/1/94-8/31/95) $471.66 472.00 71.00 330.00 71.00 330.00 N/A 472.00 71.00 472.00 N/A

1994 (9/1/93-8/31/94) $464.10 464.00 70.00 325.00 70.00 325.00 N/A 464.00 70.00 464.00 N/A

1993 (9/1/92-8/31/93) $456.36 456.00 68.00 319.00 68.00 319.00 N/A 456.00 68.00 456.00 N/A

1992 (9/1/91-8/31/92) $437.65 438.00 66.00 306.00 66.00 306.00 N/A 438.00 66.00 438.00 N/A

1991 (1/1/91-8/31/91) $428.25 428.00 64.00 300.00 64.00 300.00 N/A 428.00 64.00 428.00 N/A

*The state average weekly wage (SAWW) since 10/1/06 has been 88% of the average weekly wage in covered employment for the preceding year as computed by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

The SAWW in 2004, 2005, and 2006 were established statutorily. Prior to 2004, the SAWW was based on the average weekly wage of manufacturing production workers in Texas.

Rev. 9/20/2010