Average Weekly Wage (AWW)
AWW are wages earned 13 calendar weeks prior to the date of the work related accident or illness, excluding the week during which the accident or illness occurred. By Florida law, wages earned must have been reported for federal income tax purposes to qualify in the calculation of AWW.

For additional information regarding the calculation of AWW, please refer to 440.14, F.S., 69L-3.0046, F.A.C., and 69L-3.025, F.A.C. In addition please see DFS-F2-DWC-1a.pdf.

Temporary Total Disability Benefits Per Week
The amount of this disability benefit is determined by multiplying the injured worker’s Average Weekly Wage times 66 2/3% (.6667). The benefit is limited to 104 weeks, or until the injured worker reaches the date of maximum medical improvement (MMI), whichever occurs earlier, up to the maximum compensation weekly amount allowed by law.

Temporary Total Disability benefits for injuries that resulted in the loss of a limb, or a total loss of eyesight shall be paid at the rate of 80% percent of the injured worker’s AWW for a period of six months from the date of the work related accident.

For more information regarding Temporary Total Disability benefits, please refer to 440.15(2) F.S. and the Injured Worker Informational Brochure: English | Español