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20 CFR §30.810

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To calculate the average annual wage of a covered Part E employee as defined in § 30.801(a), OWCP will:
  1. (a)Aggregate the wages for the 36 months that preceded the trigger month, excluding any month during which the employee was unemployed;
  2. (b)Add any additional wages earned by the employee during those same months as evidenced by records described in § 30.807;
  3. (c)Divide the sum of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section by 36, less the number of months during which the employee was unemployed; and
  4. (d)Multiply this figure by 12 to calculate the covered Part E employee's average annual wage.