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
|