Ohio Unemployment Calculator: Max $624/Week + Dependents

Ohio uses the weeks you worked

Your qualifying weeks determine both the average wage used for the weekly benefit and the potential duration. Enter covered remuneration for the four quarters in the base period accepted by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, then the number of distinct qualifying weeks shown in its record.

Under Ohio Revised Code §4141.01, a qualifying week is a calendar week with covered work or remuneration. Two jobs in one week do not create two calendar weeks. The count cannot exceed the calendar weeks in the applicable quarters. This worksheet rejects a total that cannot fit even 14 weeks per paid quarter, but the agency must verify the exact count and any earned-but-not-yet-paid wages.

The usual period is the four completed quarters that precede the most recent one. An alternate period may use the four most recent completed quarters when necessary. Do not combine quarters from different periods or include uncovered self-employment. Enter zeros only for quarters you know have no covered remuneration.

Worked example: 22 qualifying weeks and one dependent

An application filed October 13, 2026 for someone with 22 qualifying weeks, quarterly remuneration of $0, $4,250, $7,650, $6,800 and one approved dependent. These are the results the worksheet on this page gives for exactly those entries.

The dependent changes nothing in this claim: half of the average is already under the $624 class A limit, and §4141.30(E) places anyone whose wages cannot exceed the class A maximum in class A anyway. Each qualifying week beyond 20 adds one more weekly amount until the total reaches 26. Enter the quarters, 22 weeks, 1 dependent and the date above to confirm each figure.

Check 20 weeks and a $352 average

Divide total qualifying remuneration by qualifying weeks and round down to whole dollars. The supported 2026 schedule requires at least 20 qualifying weeks and an average weekly wage of at least $352. This average is not calculated by dividing a high quarter by 26.

At $7,040 total over 20 weeks, the average is exactly $352 and the weekly benefit starts at $176. One cent less produces a whole-dollar average of $351 and fails this monetary test. A large wage total over only 19 qualifying weeks still fails the 20-week requirement.

This is a monetary worksheet. Separation reasons, availability, work search, a prior benefit year and weekly certifications can still affect eligibility. Passing the wage test does not promise an approved claim.

Dependents change the ceiling

Take half of your rounded average weekly wage, discard any dollar fraction and apply the applicable dependency-class ceiling. The ODJFS public estimator currently returns these 2026 limits:

These are ceilings on half of your own average wage. A dependent does not automatically add a fixed allowance to every weekly payment. With an $800 average, half is $400 under all three ceilings. With a $2,000 average, the uncapped $1,000 result becomes $624, $757 or $842.

The dependent count is not simply the number of people on a tax return. Ohio law has age, disability, support and timing requirements for children and income, residence and support requirements for a spouse. When spouses have overlapping benefit years, only one may qualify above class A. Enter the agency-approved count, including zero; a blank count remains unknown.

Twenty qualifying weeks fund twenty weekly amounts

Ohio's regular balance equals 20 weekly amounts for the first 20 qualifying weeks, plus one weekly amount for each additional qualifying week, up to 26. Thus 23 qualifying weeks support a 23-week ceiling, while 40 qualifying weeks reach the 26-week ceiling.

For example, $20,000 covered remuneration over 25 qualifying weeks produces an $800 average and a $400 weekly estimate. The balance is $10,000, or 25 weekly amounts. Modeling 10 full eligible weeks gives $4,000 before any withholding.

At the $842 class C ceiling and 26 or more qualifying weeks, the maximum regular balance is $21,892. With no dependents, the corresponding ceiling is $16,224. Requested weeks cannot exceed the calculated duration; entering zero requested weeks gives a zero modeled total.

Use the supported date window

This model supports the rate year from December 28, 2025 through December 26, 2026. Section 4141.30 starts the annual maximums on the Sunday of the week containing January 1, then covers 52 consecutive calendar weeks. The estimator's separate base-period quarter menu does not set that rate-year start.

The estimate assumes total unemployment for each modeled payable week. Partial earnings, offsets, waiting-week timing and continuing eligibility are excluded. Optional withholding shows only the percentage you enter. Use the agency-award worksheet to plan from an existing determination, or read how to prepare the inputs.

Ohio source record

• ODJFS public benefit estimator: tested with hypothetical 2026 claims to verify the three class ceilings and the $352 average-wage example.
• Ohio Revised Code §4141.01: qualifying weeks, rounding of average remuneration, base periods and monetary qualification.
• Ohio Revised Code §4141.30: dependency classes, weekly benefit rounding and total balance. The old dollar amounts printed in its historical table are subject to annual adjustment.
• U.S. DOL July 2026 comparison: corroborates the $176 minimum, $624–$842 ceilings and 20–26-week duration.

Verified October 1, 2026. See methodology and calculation sources.

Supported claim periods and annual handoff

The Ohio wage-estimate calendar supports 2025-12-28 to 2026-12-26. Source dates describe when evidence was checked; they do not create a legal expiration. A blank claim date uses the current local date. After a finite schedule ends, the form shows an explicit official-award worksheet. Enter the weekly award, maximum account and authorized weeks from the determination. An unverified successor rate is never copied from the previous annual table.