2020 New Jersey Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) and Schedule of Disabilities

The New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation has released the new 2020 Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) and Schedule of Disabilities. The SAWW for 2020 is $1,259.82. The new maximum weekly Temporary Disability rate has been set at $945.00, which also operates as the maximum Permanent Disability rate for both partial and total cases. The new minimum Temporary Disability rate has been set at $252.00, which is also the new minimum Permanent Total Disability Rate. The minimum Permanent Partial Disability rate remains unchanged at $35.00 per week.

Further, below is the IRS Standard Mileage Rates for business and medical travel for your convenience.

  • 17 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, down three cents from the rate for 2019
  • 57.5 cents per mile driven for business use, down one half of a cent from the rate for 2019

Download the 2020_schedule here