### Question
How is the "national average weekly wage" defined?


### Answer
The term **national average weekly wage** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 902* as follows -

> the national average weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS&#8217; COMPENSATION**

