State Unemployment Insurance

The table below lists the UI base wage limits for the last four years and the current year by state. All base wage limits are subject to change by  Legislature, so this list should be used for reference only.

 

State

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Alabama (AL)

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

Alaska (AK)

$34,100

$32,700

$31,300

$30,100

$28,700

Arizona (AZ)

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Arkansas (AR)

$12,000

$10,000

$10,000

$10,000

$10,000

California (CA)

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Colorado (CO)

$10,000

$10,000

$10,000

$10,000

$10,000

Connecticut (CT)

$15,000

$15,000

$15,000

$15,000

$15,000

Delaware (DE)

$10,500

$10,500

$10,500

$8,500

$8,500

District of Columbia (DC)

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

Florida (FL)

$8,500

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Georgia (GA)

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

Hawaii (HI)

$38,800

$13,000

$13,000

$35,300

$34,000

Idaho (ID)

$33,300

$33,200

$32,200

$30,200

$29,200

Illinois (IL)

$12,520

$12,300

$12,000

$11,500

$11,000

Indiana (IN)

$9,500

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Iowa (IA)

$24,500

$23,700

$22,800

$22,000

$21,300

Kansas (KN)

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

Kentucky (KY)

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

Louisiana (LA)

$7,700

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Maine (ME)

$12,000

$12,000

$12,000

$12,000

$12,000

Maryland (MD)

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

Massachusetts (MA)

$14,000

$14,000

$14,000

$14,000

$14,000

Michigan (MI)

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

Minnesota (MN)

$27,000

$26,000

$25,000

$24,000

$24,000

Mississippi (MS)

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Missouri (MO)

$13,000

$12,500

$12,000

$11,000

$11,000

Montana (MT)

$26,000

$25,100

$23,800

$22,700

$21,600

Nebraska (NE)

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$8,000

Nevada (NV)

$27,000

$26,600

$25,600

$24,600

$24,000

New Hampshire (NH)

$10,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

New Jersey (NJ)

$29,700

$28,900

$27,700

$26,600

$25,800

New Mexico (NM)

$20,800

$20,900

$19,900

$18,600

$17,900

New York (NY)

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

$8,500

North Carolina (NC)

$19,700

$19,300

$18,600

$17,800

$17,300

North Dakota (ND)

$24,700

$23,700

$22,100

$21,300

$20,300

Ohio (OH)

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

Oklahoma (OK)

$14,900

$14,200

$13,600

$13,200

$13,500

Oregon (OR)

$32,100

$31,300

$30,200

$29,000

$28,000

Pennsylvania (PA)

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

Puerto Rico (PR)

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Rhode Island (RI)

$19,000

$18,000

$14,000

$14,000

$16,000

South Carolina (SC)

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

South Dakota (SD)

$10,000

$9,500

$9,000

$8,500

$7,000

Tennessee (TN)

$9,000

$9,000

$7,000

$7,000

$7,000

Texas (TX)

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

Utah (UT)

$28,300

$27,800

$26,700

$25,400

$24,000

Vermont (VT)

$10,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

Virginia (VA)

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

Virgin Islands (VI)

$22,200

$22,100

$21,800

$20,500

$20,000

Washington (WA)

$36,800

$35,700

$34,000

$31,400

$30,900

West Virginia (WV)

$12,000

$12,000

$8,000

$8,000

$8,000

Wisconsin (WI)

$12,000

$12,000

$10,500

$10,500

$10,500

Wyoming (WY)

$22,800

$21,500

$20,100

$18,100

$17,100