# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 6. Benefits

#### Section 9-603

On or before December 15 of each year, the Maryland Department of Labor shall:

(1) determine the State average weekly wage as of July 1 of that year; and

(2) report the State average weekly wage to the Commission.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)