Average Weekly Wage (AWW)
Benefit & Wage Terms
Definition
The baseline figure — usually calculated from wages earned in a period before the injury — used to determine your weekly disability benefit amount.
Why It Matters
Errors in AWW calculation are common and directly reduce your benefit check — it's worth double-checking how yours was calculated.
How This Connects to Your Estimate
Every illustrative estimate on this site defaults to a $1,000 assumed weekly wage — a round number chosen so the math is easy to follow, not a prediction about your actual pay. The live calculator on the homepage lets you enter your real wage instead, which will change the resulting range proportionally, since AWW is the very first number the whole calculation starts from.
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