Understanding the Acronyms - PIAWE-AWE-APIWE

There are a variety of terms used to refer to the pre-injury average weekly earnings that a worker is entitled to as workers compensation. 

Below summarises the term used and its acronym to which it is often refer below.   

Each state/territory have specific rules and methods around the calculation of the pre-injury weekly earnings. More information on this can be found in the state-specific calculation articles:

• ACT
• NSW
• NT
• QLD
• SA
• TAS
• VIC
• WA