Maximum Weekly Unemployment Benefits by State (2026)
The current weekly unemployment benefit range in every state and DC, from the official state agency.
| State | Weekly benefit amount |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Your weekly benefit is calculated from your base period earnings. Benefits range from a minimum of $45 to a maximum of $275 per week. Your monetary determination letter shows your weekly amount and the total you could be paid on the claim. Alabama Department of Workforce, Unemployment Guidebook (Benefit Rights and Responsibilities); Unemployment FAQ |
| Alaska | Your weekly benefit is based on your base period wages. The minimum weekly benefit is $56 and the maximum is $370. A dependent allowance of $24 per week per dependent child may be added for up to 3 dependents. The $370 maximum applies to new claims effective on or after January 1, 2009. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Unemployment Insurance FAQ; Department press release No. 08-87 (Dec. 9, 2008) |
| Arizona | Your weekly benefit is 1/25 of the wages you were paid in the highest-paid quarter of your base period. The maximum weekly benefit is $320, in effect since July 1, 2022 (it was $240 before then). A.R.S. § 23-779 |
| Arkansas | Your weekly benefit amount is figured from your base period wages and shown on the Monetary Determination mailed to you after you file. The highest weekly benefit paid in Arkansas is $451. Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance Handbook (2026), Amount of UI Benefits |
| California | Your weekly benefit amount is based on the wages paid in the highest-paid quarter of your base period. It ranges from $40 to $450 per week. California EDD, Unemployment Eligibility Requirements; UI Calculator |
| Colorado | Colorado uses two formulas and pays whichever is higher. Formula 1: 60% of 1/26 of your wages in the two highest consecutive quarters of your base period, capped at $804 per week. Formula 2: 50% of 1/52 of your total base period wages, capped at $884 per week. The minimum weekly benefit is $25. The maximum may be adjusted each July 1 for new claims filed after that date, so the current $884 maximum applies to new claims filed on or after July 1, 2026. Colorado UI Benefits Estimator (CDLE); C.R.S. § 8-73-102 |
| Connecticut | Your weekly benefit rate is 1/26 of the average of your wages in the two highest-paid quarters of your base period (construction workers: 1/26 of the highest quarter). A dependency allowance of $15 per week per dependent, up to five dependents, may be added, but it can never exceed your benefit rate. The minimum weekly benefit is $44 (effective January 1, 2026). The maximum weekly benefit rate is $721; by law it is frozen for benefit years beginning from the first Sunday in October 2024 until the first Sunday in October 2028. CTDOL, A Guide to Collecting Benefits in Connecticut; Information on Unemployment Tax Rate for Calendar Year 2026; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-231a |
| Delaware | Your weekly benefit is 1/46 of your wages in the two highest-paid quarters of your base period. The current range under Delaware law is $20 to $450 per week. The $450 maximum took effect April 2, 2023 under House Bill 49 (84 Del. Laws c. 2), which raised it from $400. Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance, Claimant FAQs; UI Claimant Handbook; Delaware General Assembly, HB 49 (152nd General Assembly) |
| District of Columbia | Your weekly benefit is 1/26 of your wages in the highest-paid quarter of your base period, rounded up to the next dollar. The maximum weekly benefit is $444. Since 2018 the DOES Director sets the maximum each calendar year (recommended by September 30 and subject to D.C. Council review). DOES Unemployment FAQs; D.C. Code § 51-107(b) |
| Florida | Your weekly benefit is 1/26 of the wages paid in the highest-paid quarter of your base period, rounded down, with a minimum of $32 and a maximum of $275. Fla. Stat. § 443.111(3) (2026) |
| Georgia | Your weekly benefit is the total of your wages in your 2 highest base period quarters divided by 42. If you do not qualify that way, it is your highest-quarter wages divided by 21. The minimum weekly benefit is $55 and the maximum is $365. Georgia Department of Labor, UI Claimant Handbook (2026), Weekly Benefit Amount Calculation and Appendix D |
| Hawaii | Your weekly benefit is your highest quarterly earnings in the base period divided by 21. The minimum is $5 a week. The maximum changes each calendar year; for 2026 it is $868 (it was $835 in 2025). Hawaii DLIR, Tax Rates and Weekly Benefit Amount; Unemployment Insurance FAQ |
| Idaho | Your weekly benefit is your highest quarterly earnings in the base period divided by 26. The maximum is 55% of the state average weekly wage and is reset each year: it is $624 for new claims filed from the first full week of January 2026 until the first full week of January 2027 (it was $590 in 2025). Idaho Department of Labor, Administrative Order No. 683 (Nov. 6, 2025); UI Facts; Idaho Code § 72-1367 |
| Illinois | Your weekly benefit is 47% of your average weekly wage in the two highest-paid quarters of your base period, plus a dependent allowance if you have a non-working spouse or dependent child. For benefit years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, the maximum is $628 for an individual, $748 with a non-working spouse, and $859 with a dependent child; the minimum is $51. IDES, Table 1 of Weekly Benefit Amounts (applies to benefit years beginning on or after 1/1/2026) |
| Indiana | Your weekly benefit is your total base period wages divided by 52, multiplied by 0.47, rounded down to the dollar. For example, $30,000 in base period wages gives $271 a week. The maximum weekly benefit is $390, set by Indiana law. Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Claimant Handbook (July 2026) |
| Iowa | Your weekly benefit is your highest-quarter wages divided by 23 (no dependents) down to 19 (four dependents). For claims effective July 5, 2026 or later, the maximum is $644 with no dependents, $668 with one, $692 with two, $729 with three and $790 with four or more (from July 6, 2025 the maximum was $622 to $763). Iowa Workforce Development, UI Claimant Handbook: Monetary Eligibility |
| Kentucky | The weekly benefit is 1.1923% of your total base period wages and is locked in for the 52-week benefit year. For claims filed on or after July 5, 2026, the minimum is $39 and the maximum is $746 per week. Kentucky Career Center, Claimant FAQs; Kentucky Claimant Guide (PAM-UI-400, Rev. 02/26) |
| Louisiana | Your weekly benefit amount depends on your base period wages and will be between $35 and $282 per week. Louisiana Works, Unemployment Benefits Rights and Information (Rev. 08/2026), Monetary Determination |
| Maine | Your weekly benefit amount is the average of your wages in the two highest quarters of your base period divided by 22, rounded down to the whole dollar. For new claims filed June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, the minimum is $113 and the maximum is $649 per week, plus $25 per week for each dependent (dependent allowances cannot exceed 75% of the weekly benefit amount). Maine Department of Labor, Claimants Frequently Asked Questions |
| Maryland | Your weekly benefit amount is set by a schedule based on your highest-quarter wages in the base period. It ranges from $50 to $430 per week. A dependents' allowance of $8 per child under 16 (up to five children) may be added, but the total cannot exceed the $430 maximum. Maryland Department of Labor, A Guide to Reemployment; Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-803 |
| Massachusetts | Your weekly benefit is 50% of your average weekly wage in the base period, rounded down to the whole dollar, up to a maximum equal to 57.5% of the statewide average weekly wage. The maximum is recalculated each year and applies to benefit years starting on or after the first Sunday in October. You also get $25 a week for each dependent child who qualifies. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, § 29(a), (c) |
| Michigan | Your weekly benefit rate is 4.1% of your wages in your highest-paid base period quarter, plus an allowance for up to 5 dependents, rounded down to the whole dollar. For claims filed on or after January 1, 2026, the maximum is $530 per week and the dependent allowance is $19.33 each. MCL 421.27(b)(1) |
| Minnesota | Your weekly benefit is about 50% of your average weekly wage: the higher of half your average weekly base period wage (capped at 66-2/3% of the state average weekly wage) or half your average weekly high-quarter wage (capped at 43% of the state average weekly wage). For benefit accounts effective October 26, 2025 through October 24, 2026, the state maximum is $948 per week. Unemployment Insurance Minnesota, Information Handbook, After you apply; Minn. Stat. § 268.07, subd. 2a |
| Mississippi | Your weekly benefit amount is your highest base period quarter's wages divided by 26. The minimum is $30 and the maximum is $235 per week. MDES, Benefit Eligibility Requirements |
| Missouri | Your weekly benefit amount is 4% of the average of your two highest base period quarters, rounded down to the whole dollar. Benefits range from $35 to $320 per week. Missouri DES, Filing for Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Missouri (MODES-INF-288, 10-25); RSMo 288.038 |
| Montana | Your weekly benefit amount is the greater of 1% of your total base period wages or 1.9% of your wages in the two highest base period quarters, within a state minimum and maximum. The agency's benefit estimator currently uses a minimum of $238 and a maximum of $805 per week. Montana Unemployment Insurance Division, Benefits Estimator |
| Nebraska | Your weekly benefit amount is one-half of your average weekly wage, which is your highest base period quarter's wages divided by 13, rounded down to the nearest even dollar. It cannot exceed one-half of the state average weekly wage. The maximum weekly benefit for 2026 is $582. Nebraska Department of Labor, FAQ; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-624 |
| Nevada | Your weekly benefit amount is one twenty-fifth (1/25) of your wages in your highest base period quarter, with a minimum of $16 per week. The maximum is 50% of the state average weekly wage and is $657 per week for benefit years beginning on or after July 1, 2026. NRS 612.340; Nevada DETR Research and Analysis Bureau, MWBA memorandum (June 1, 2026) |
| New Hampshire | Your weekly benefit amount comes from a statutory table based on your total base period earnings. It ranges from $32 (earnings of at least $2,800) to a maximum of $427 per week (earnings of $41,500 or more). RSA 282-A:25, I |
| New Jersey | Your weekly benefit rate is 60% of your average weekly wage in the base year, up to a maximum tied to the state minimum wage. For 2026, the maximum weekly benefit rate is $905. Dependency benefits may be added if your rate is below the maximum. New Jersey Division of Unemployment Insurance, How we calculate benefits |
| New York | If you were paid in all four base period quarters, your weekly benefit rate is your high-quarter wages divided by 26 (divided by 25 if the high quarter was $3,575 or less); if you were paid in only two or three quarters and your high quarter exceeded $4,000, it is the average of your two highest quarters divided by 26. The maximum benefit rate is $869 per week, effective October 6, 2025 (the first Monday of October 2025). The minimum benefit rate is $140 as of January 2026. NYS DOL, What is the Maximum Benefit Rate?; How Your Weekly UI Benefit Payment Is Calculated (P832, 2/26) |
| North Carolina | Your weekly benefit amount is your wages in the last two completed quarters of your base period divided by 52, rounded down to the whole dollar. The maximum is $350 per week; if the calculation is less than $15, you are not eligible. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-14.2(a); North Carolina DES, Unemployment Insurance FAQs |
| North Dakota | Your weekly benefit is roughly the total of your highest two and one-half quarters of base period wages divided by 65. For claims under the July 5, 2026 to July 3, 2027 schedule, weekly benefits range from $43 to $800. The minimum and maximum are set by law and can change each July. Job Service North Dakota, Unemployment Benefit Chart, Benefit Schedule 7/5/2026 - 7/3/2027; Claimant Guide, "Monetary Requirements" |
| Ohio | Your weekly benefit is 50% of your average weekly wage in the base period, up to a maximum set by your dependency class: Class A for no dependents, Class B for one or two, and Class C for three or more. The maximums are adjusted every January based on the statewide average weekly wage. Ohio Rev. Code 4141.30(B) and (E) |
| Oklahoma | Your weekly benefit is 1/23 of your highest quarter of taxable wages in the base period, up to the state maximum. For 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $649. OESC Claimant Handbook OES-339 (Rev. 06-3-2026), "Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA)" |
| Oregon | Your weekly benefit is 1.25% of your total gross earnings in the base year, but no less than the state minimum and no more than the state maximum. The limits are updated each year. As of June 28, 2026, the minimum weekly benefit is $211 and the maximum is $902. Oregon Employment Department, Weekly Benefit Amount page |
| Pennsylvania | Your weekly benefit rate comes from the benefit table in the UC Law and is based on your highest-quarter wages. The lowest rate on the table is $68, for highest-quarter wages of $1,688 to $1,712. You may also get a dependent allowance. The maximum weekly benefit cannot rise by more than 4% a year, and it can be frozen if the UC trust fund misses solvency targets. PA L&I Benefit Guide, Eligibility Information (financial chart); PA CWIA, Three-Year Average Weekly Wage for UC Purposes (rev. Nov. 18, 2025) |
| South Carolina | Your weekly benefit is generally 50% of your average weekly wage in the highest quarter of your base period. It ranges from a minimum of $42 to a maximum of $350 a week, before taxes. SC DEW, Weekly Benefit Amount page; Claimant Handbook (as of 9/3/2025) |
| South Dakota | Your weekly benefit is 1/26 of the wages paid in the highest quarter of your base period, up to a maximum tied to the state's average weekly wage. Effective July 5, 2026, weekly benefits range from $28 to $575. SD DLR, Benefit Amount/Wage Requirements |
| Tennessee | Your weekly benefit amount comes from a benefit table based on the average of your wages in the two highest-paid quarters of your base period. Eligible claimants may receive up to $325 per week; the lowest amount in the table is $55 per week. Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Information on UI Benefits Application; Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-7-301(b) |
| Texas | Your weekly benefit amount is the wages in your highest-paid base-period quarter divided by 25, rounded to the nearest dollar. For claims starting on or after October 4, 2026, it ranges from $76 to $619 a week. For claims starting October 5, 2025 through October 3, 2026, the range was $75 to $605. TWC, Eligibility & Benefit Amounts, "Weekly Benefit Amount" and "Minimum and Maximum Weekly Benefit Amounts from 2010 to Present" |
| Utah | For claims effective January 1 through December 31, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $806 and the maximum total benefit is $20,956. Your weekly amount comes from your highest base-period quarter of wages, using DWS's benefit schedule. For weekly amounts under $574, it is the high quarter divided by 26, minus $5. Utah DWS, Unemployment Insurance Benefit Schedule, January 2026 |
| Vermont | Your weekly benefit is the total wages in your two highest base-period quarters divided by 45. The maximum is reset each year for July 1 through June 30. The department lists the current maximum as $751 a week. VDOL, Calculating Your UI Benefit |
| Virginia | Your weekly benefit is based on your wages in your two highest base-period quarters, up to the legal limit. For new claims filed on or after July 5, 2026, the maximum is $478 and the minimum is $160. For claims filed before July 5, 2026, the range was $112 to $430. To get the maximum, your two highest quarters must total at least $18,900.01. VEC, Benefits Information, "How much can you get in benefits and for how long?" |
| Washington | ESD averages your wages in the two highest-paid quarters of your base year and multiplies the result by 3.85%. The weekly benefit cannot be more than $1,208. If the result is under $383, you get $383 or your estimated weekly wage, whichever is less. Washington ESD, Estimate your benefit, "How we calculate your weekly benefit amount" |
| West Virginia | Your weekly benefit is based on your base-period wages, using the state's Unemployment Compensation Benefit Rate Table. WorkForce WV's claimant handbook gives $662 as the maximum weekly benefit, citing the 2023 figure. WorkForce WV, Claimant Handbook, "Amount of UI Benefits" |
| Wisconsin | Your weekly benefit rate is 4% of the wages paid in your highest-paid base-period quarter. The minimum is $54, and below that you do not qualify. The maximum is $370. Wisconsin DWD, Qualifying Wages |
| Wyoming | Your weekly benefit depends on what you earned in your base period. As of July 5, 2026, weekly benefits range from $48 to $671. The limits can change each year because they are based on Wyoming's average weekly wage. Wyoming DWS, Unemployment Insurance FAQ, "How much will I receive?" |
General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.