Maximum and Minimum Weekly Benefits
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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.
| 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 |
| 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.
