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Washington, Wisconsin, Utah +1 Unemployment Benefits Calculator

Uses Washington’s statutory maximum of $1,152/week over up to 26 weeks.

Washington, Wisconsin, Utah, Wyoming share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 4 states.

Washington weekly benefit estimator

Uses Washington’s statutory maximum of $1,152/week over up to 26 weeks.

Your highest-earning 3-month period in the base year.

Estimated weekly benefit —
Total over the claim —
Wage replacement rate —

Figures computed from U.S. DOL Employment & Training Administration (current significant provisions) and U.S. Census Bureau (2024 5-year) and U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division (current). Page last reviewed 2026-08-27. Estimates only — verify with the relevant agency before acting.

Washington at a glance

FigureWashingtonSource
Maximum weekly benefit$1,152[1]
Maximum weeks payable26 weeks[1]
Maximum potential total$29,952[1]
State minimum wage (context)$17.13/hr[3]

[1] [3] Sources

Maximum weekly benefit — all 50 states

Washington highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Maximum weekly benefit — all 50 states. Washington is $1,152, ranked 1 of 50. The national median is $624, the highest is $1,152 (Washington), and the lowest is $235 (Mississippi). WA $1,152 MA $1,105 ME $1,090 RI $971 MN $948 NJ $905 OR $872 NY $869 HI $868 IL $859 CO $844 OH $842 ND $815 UT $806 CT $796 MT $767 IA $763 VT $757 KY $720 NM $674 WV $662 WY $651 OK $649 KS $637 NV $631 ID $624 PA $613 TX $605 NE $582 SD $553 MI $530 AR $451 CA $450 DE $450 AK $442 MD $430 VA $430 NH $427 IN $390 WI $370 GA $365 NC $350 SC $350 TN $325 AZ $320 MO $320 LA $282 AL $275 FL $275 MS $235

Highlighted: Washington, ranked 1 of 50. Median $624.

Washington benefit by wages and claim length

Every cell is a total payout computed with Washington's $1,152 cap and 26-week limit.

Top-quarter wages4 wks6 wks8 wks10 wks12 wks14 wks16 wks20 wks26 wks
$3,000$462$692$923$1,154$1,385$1,615$1,846$2,308$3,000
$4,000$615$923$1,231$1,538$1,846$2,154$2,462$3,077$4,000
$5,000$769$1,154$1,538$1,923$2,308$2,692$3,077$3,846$5,000
$6,000$923$1,385$1,846$2,308$2,769$3,231$3,692$4,615$6,000
$7,000$1,077$1,615$2,154$2,692$3,231$3,769$4,308$5,385$7,000
$8,000$1,231$1,846$2,462$3,077$3,692$4,308$4,923$6,154$8,000
$9,000$1,385$2,077$2,769$3,462$4,154$4,846$5,538$6,923$9,000
$10,000$1,538$2,308$3,077$3,846$4,615$5,385$6,154$7,692$10,000
$11,000$1,692$2,538$3,385$4,231$5,077$5,923$6,769$8,462$11,000
$12,000$1,846$2,769$3,692$4,615$5,538$6,462$7,385$9,231$12,000
$13,500$2,077$3,115$4,154$5,192$6,231$7,269$8,308$10,385$13,500
$15,000$2,308$3,462$4,615$5,769$6,923$8,077$9,231$11,538$15,000
$17,000$2,615$3,923$5,231$6,538$7,846$9,154$10,462$13,077$17,000
$19,000$2,923$4,385$5,846$7,308$8,769$10,231$11,692$14,615$19,000
$22,000$3,385$5,077$6,769$8,462$10,154$11,846$13,538$16,923$22,000
$25,000$3,846$5,769$7,692$9,615$11,538$13,462$15,385$19,231$25,000
$28,000$4,308$6,462$8,615$10,769$12,923$15,077$17,231$21,538$28,000
$32,000$4,608$6,912$9,216$11,520$13,824$16,128$18,432$23,040$29,952

Worked figures for Washington

Washington values:

QuarterlyAnnualizedWbaCappedTotal
$4,000$16,000$154No$4,000
$6,000$24,000$231No$6,000
$8,000$32,000$308No$8,000
$10,000$40,000$385No$10,000
$12,000$48,000$462No$12,000
$14,000$56,000$538No$14,000
$16,000$64,000$615No$16,000
$18,000$72,000$692No$18,000
$20,000$80,000$769No$20,000
$24,000$96,000$923No$24,000
$28,000$112,000$1,077No$28,000
$32,000$128,000$1,152Yes$29,952

How Washington compares nationally

On maximum weekly benefit, Washington ranks #1 of 50 at $1,152 — 85% above the median of $624. The national range runs from $235 (Mississippi) to $1,152 (Washington).

RankStateMaximum weekly benefit
#1Washington$1,152
#2Massachusetts$1,105
#3Maine$1,090

Standard 26-week states, ranked

Same rule structure as Washington:

StateMaximum weekly benefitvs Washington
Washington$1,152—
California$450-60.9%
Tennessee$325-71.8%
Arizona$320-72.2%
Louisiana$282-75.5%
Mississippi$235-79.6%

Washington questions, answered with Washington numbers

What is the most Washington pays per week?▾
$1,152/week · rank #1/50 · needs ~$29,952 in your top quarter.
How long can a Washington claim run?▾
26 weeks · max total $29,952 · matches the 26-week norm.
Top-quarter wages of $15,000 — what then?▾
$577/week · $15,000 over 26 weeks · replaces 50% of prior wages.
Does it cover Washington rent?▾
$4,992/month vs $2,072 median 2BR rent · ratio 2.4x.

Other standard 26-week states

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Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Washington figures only — verify with the relevant Washington agency before acting. How this is calculated.