Weekly benefit amount and weeks in Wyoming

The weekly benefit

Weekly benefit

$48–$671

Maximum: benefit years beginning on or after July 5, 2026 (the minimum and maximum are reset each July)

How it is figured

Your weekly benefit amount is 4% of the wages you were paid in the highest-paid quarter of your base period, rounded down to the whole dollar. For claims starting on or after July 5, 2026, it ranges from $48 to $671. The maximum is 55% of the statewide weekly wage. Your Statement of Wages shows your amount.

Official

Official table or notice

Law: Wyo. Stat. 27-3-303(a)

The wage test

Your base-period wages must be at least 8% of Wyoming's statewide average annual wage (rounded down to the nearest $50) and at least 1.4 times the wages in your highest quarter. For a second benefit year, you must also have earned at least 8 times your new weekly benefit amount since your last claim.

Your base period is usually the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file. If you received Wyoming Workers' Compensation temporary total disability, you may be able to use wages earned before your injury (a 'wage credit freeze') if you file within 60 days of your release notice and within 36 months of the injury.

The state's wage tests

• Base-period wages at least 8% of the statewide average annual wage, and at least 1.4 times your highest-quarter wages — Total base-period wages of at least 8% of the statewide average annual wage, rounded down to the nearest $50

Law: Wyo. Stat. 27-3-306(d)

Official source: Source page

Estimate your weekly benefit

Enter the gross wages (before taxes) you were paid in each quarter of your base period. We apply the state's own formula to your numbers.

The state's formula: your highest quarter × 4%, rounded down; at least $48 and at most $671

How long it lasts

Up to 26 weeks.

The most you can get in a benefit year is the lower of 26 times your weekly benefit amount or 30% of your base-period wages (rounded up to the next full weekly benefit). So you can get up to 26 weeks of full benefits; claims with lower total wages run out sooner. If some weeks are reduced because you worked, your benefits can last longer, up to the end of your benefit year.

Law: Wyo. Stat. 27-3-304

Official source: Source page

Waiting week

Wyoming does not have an unpaid waiting week; benefits begin the week you file.

Law: Wyo. Stat. 27-3-306

Official source: Source page

Working part time

You can work part time and still get benefits. Earnings up to half of your weekly benefit amount do not reduce your check; any amount over half is subtracted. You get nothing for a week if your earnings equal or exceed your weekly benefit amount, or if you work 35 hours or more. Self-employment net earnings are subtracted dollar for dollar. Report gross earnings and hours for the week you worked, not when paid.

Earnings not deducted (as the data states it)

An amount equal to 50% of your weekly benefit amount is not deducted.

Law: Wyo. Stat. 27-3-303(c)

Official source: Source page

What applies in every state

• You must have earned enough wages, or worked enough, during a period called the base period. In most states it is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file.
• It generally takes two to three weeks after you file to get your first payment. Some states require a one-week waiting period, so the second week you claim is the first week paid.
• Unemployment benefits count as income for federal income tax. You must report them on your federal tax return.

  Law: 26 U.S.C. 85(a)

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