Maximum weekly unemployment benefit by state
The most each state pays for one week, the lowest amount where the state sets one, and when the latest maximum took effect.
Amounts are before taxes and before any other deductions. Your own weekly benefit is usually lower than the maximum; the state page explains how it is figured.
| State | Maximum a week | Minimum a week | Maximum in effect |
|---|---|---|---|
$275 | $45 | Benefit years beginning on or after January 1, 2020 | |
$370 | $56 | Set in AS 23.20.350(d) (not indexed) | |
$320 | Not set | Benefit years starting after June 30, 2022 | |
$451 | $81 | Claims since July 1, 2012 (minimum and maximum frozen at $81 and $451) | |
$450 | $40 | New claims beginning on or after January 1, 2005 | |
$884 | $25 | New claims filed on or after July 1, 2026 ($804 under the two-quarter formula; $884 under the base-period… | |
$721 | $44 | New claims effective on or after October 1, 2023; by law the maximum stays at $721 until the first Sunday of… | |
$450 | $20 | Claims establishing a benefit year beginning on or after April 2, 2023 | |
$444 | Not set | Claims filed on or after January 5, 2020 and still in effect for claims filed now (the DOES Director may… | |
$275 | $32 | Set in Fla. Stat. sec | |
$365 | $55 | Claims filed now | |
$868 | $5 | Calendar year 2026 (it was $835 in 2025); the maximum is set by law each year | |
$624 | $72 | New claims filed from the first full week of January 2026 until the first full week of January 2027 | |
$628 | $51 | Benefit years and weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 1, 2026 | |
$390 | Not set | Set by Indiana law; $390 is the maximum for claims filed now | |
$644 | Not set | New claims filed on or after July 5, 2026 | |
Kansas Not covered yet: State unemployment website · CareerOneStop Unemployment Benefits Finder | Not covered yet | ||
$746 | $39 | Claims filed on or after July 5, 2026 | |
$282 | $35 | New claims in calendar year 2026 | |
$649 | $113 | New initial claims filed June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027 | |
$430 | $50 | Set by the schedule of benefits in Maryland law; $430 for claims filed in 2026 | |
$1,154 | Not set | New claims with a benefit year starting on or after October 4, 2026 (the maximum is reset each year on the… | |
$530 | Not set | Claims filed on or after January 1, 2026 (it rises to $614 for claims filed on or after January 1, 2027) | |
$983 | Not set | Benefit accounts effective on or after October 25, 2026 (the last Sunday in October) | |
$235 | $30 | Benefit years beginning on or after July 1, 2009 | |
$320 | Not set | Initial claims filed in calendar year 2008 and later | |
$805 | $238 | New claims establishing a benefit year on or after July 1, 2026 | |
$582 | Not set | Benefit years beginning in 2026 (set each year at half of the state average weekly wage) | |
Nevada Not covered yet: State unemployment website · CareerOneStop Unemployment Benefits Finder | Not covered yet | ||
New Hampshire Not covered yet: State unemployment website · CareerOneStop Unemployment Benefits Finder | Not covered yet | ||
$905 | Not set | Claims filed in calendar year 2026 (the maximum for 2025 was $875) | |
New Mexico Not covered yet: State unemployment website · CareerOneStop Unemployment Benefits Finder | Not covered yet | ||
$869 | $140 | The first Monday of October 2025 (October 6, 2025); the minimum is $140 as of January 2026 | |
$350 | $15 | Set in law since 2013; not indexed | |
$800 | $43 | Claims in the benefit schedule of July 5, 2026 to July 3, 2027 | |
$624 | $176 | Claims filed in 2026 (maximums are reset each year on the Sunday of the week that includes January 1) | |
$649 | $16 | Claims filed in calendar year 2026 | |
$902 | $211 | New claims filed on or after June 28, 2026 | |
$605 | $68 | Claims that first went into effect after January 1, 2023 (L&I: the maximum rose from $594 to $605) | |
$777 | $82 | Benefit years beginning on or after July 1, 2026 (DLT 2026 Quick Reference; reset each July 1) | |
$350 | $42 | Claims filed now | |
$575 | $28 | July 5, 2026 (the maximum is reset each fiscal year) | |
$325 | Not set | The current maximum listed by TDLWD (October 2026) | |
$619 | $76 | Claims with a start date on or after October 4, 2026 | |
$806 | Not set | Claims effective January 1 through December 31, 2026 | |
$751 | Not set | Benefit years starting on or after the first week of July 2026 (the maximum is adjusted each July and cannot… | |
$478 | $160 | New claims effective on or after July 1, 2026 (VEC: claims filed on or after July 5, 2026); before that $112… | |
$1,208 | $383 | New claims opened on or after July 5, 2026 (through June 2027) | |
$662 | $24 | Benefit table in W. Va. Code sec. 21A-6-10 | |
$370 | $54 | The current maximum shown by DWD for claims filed now (October 2026) | |
$671 | $48 | Benefit years beginning on or after July 5, 2026 (the minimum and maximum are reset each July) |
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