Estimated weekly benefit by phase
| Phase | Weekly amount (indicative) |
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How weekly payments work
State workers compensation schemes broadly follow the pattern below, although exact percentages, durations, and caps differ:
- Weeks 1-13: 95% of pre-injury weekly earnings (some states 100%)
- Weeks 14-130: 80% of pre-injury weekly earnings (capped)
- After 130 weeks: ongoing only with sustained incapacity, often subject to whole-person impairment thresholds
- State weekly maximum: most states cap weekly payments at 1.5x to 2x average weekly earnings
State-specific notes
- NSW: 95% first 13 weeks, then 80%, capped at AWE × 1.5 (approx). Benefits cease at retirement age plus 12 months.
- VIC: 95% first 13 weeks, then 80%, capped. Benefits cease 130 weeks unless serious injury / 30%+ WPI.
- QLD: 85% pre-injury earnings, with caps. Statutory benefits cease at 130 weeks unless seriously and permanently injured.
- WA: 100% first weeks then tapered, with caps under the 2023 Act.
- SA: 100% first 52 weeks (capped), then reducing.
This is an indicative estimate only. Real weekly entitlements depend on your exact pre-injury earnings, the date of injury, return-to-work attempts, and whether you remain certified unfit. Your specialist will calculate the actual figure.
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