NOTE: This information will be published in the December 26, 2020 Pennsylvania Bulletin:
For injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2021, the statewide Average Weekly Wage (AWW) will be $1,130 .00. This is an increase from the 2020 rate of $1,081.00.
For medical treatment rendered on or after January 1, 2021, the increase in fee schedule-tied payments will be 4.6%, up from 3.1%.
The 2021 Statewide Average Weekly Wage Workers’ Compensation Rate Schedule has been approved by the Secretary of Labor and Industry and it will be published in the PA Bulletin on December 26, 2020. We offer advance notice of the schedule at this time so that our stakeholders may initiate any updates to their operating systems that rely on this calculation. A comparison with last year’s table is included for reference. The following notice has been prepared for our Press Office to update the L&I website when the wage and rate schedule has been published in the PA Bulletin:
Pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act, Section 105.1, the Department of Labor & Industry has determined the statewide average weekly wage for injuries occurring on and after January 1, 2021, shall be $1,130.00 per week. For purposes of calculating the update to payments for medical treatment rendered on and after January 1, 2021, the percentage increase in the statewide average weekly wage is 4.6 percent.
The maximum weekly rate as of January 1, 2021 will
be $1,130.00.
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