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$1,152

HIGHEST MAX (WA)

$235

LOWEST MAX (MS)

$546

NATIONAL AVG MAX

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CA

California

Max weekly benefit

$450/wk

Min/wk$40
Duration26 wks
Total max payout$11,700

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NY2026↑

New York

Max weekly benefit

$869/wk

Min/wk$116
Duration26 wks
Total max payout$22,594

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TX

Texas

Max weekly benefit

$521/wk

Min/wk$73
Duration26 wks
Total max payout$13,546

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Highest max
WA2026↑

Washington

Max weekly benefit

$1,152/wk

Min/wk$295
Duration26 wks
Total max payout$29,952

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% of avg weekly wage

FL

Florida

Max weekly benefit

$275/wk

Min/wk$32
Duration12 wks
Total max payout$3,300

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All states ranked

Maximum weekly benefit by state.

#
STATE
MAX/WK
WEEKS
MAX TOTAL
1
WA Washington 2026↑
$1,152
26
$29,952
2
MA Massachusetts 2026↑
$1,015
30
$30,450
3
CT Connecticut
$905
26
$23,530
4
NY New York 2026↑
$869
26
$22,594
5
MN Minnesota
$857
26
$22,282
6
NJ New Jersey
$830
26
$21,580
7
OR Oregon
$783
26
$20,358
8
CO Colorado
$781
26
$20,306
9
ND North Dakota
$744
26
$19,344
10
IL Illinois
$742
26
$19,292
11
MT Montana
$705
28
$19,740
12
HI Hawaii
$697
26
$18,122
13
RI Rhode Island
$677
26
$17,602
14
SD South Dakota
$672
26
$17,472
15
UT Utah
$660
26
$17,160
16
VT Vermont
$653
26
$16,978
17
NV Nevada
$605
26
$15,730
18
PA Pennsylvania
$594
26
$15,444
19
ME Maine
$576
26
$14,976
20
OH Ohio
$576
26
$14,976
21
KS Kansas
$560
26
$14,560
22
KY Kentucky
$552
26
$14,352
23
ID Idaho
$540
26
$14,040
24
OK Oklahoma
$539
26
$14,014
25
MI Michigan 2026↑
$530
20
$10,600
26
TX Texas
$521
26
$13,546
27
NM New Mexico
$511
26
$13,286
28
WY Wyoming
$508
26
$13,208
29
IA Iowa
$493
26
$12,818
30
NE Nebraska
$484
26
$12,584
31
AR Arkansas
$451
16
$7,216
32
CA California
$450
26
$11,700
33
DC District of Columbia
$444
26
$11,544
34
MD Maryland
$430
26
$11,180
35
NH New Hampshire
$427
26
$11,102
36
WV West Virginia
$424
26
$11,024
37
DE Delaware
$400
26
$10,400
38
IN Indiana
$390
26
$10,140
39
VA Virginia
$378
26
$9,828
40
AK Alaska
$370
26
$9,620
41
WI Wisconsin
$370
26
$9,620
42
GA Georgia
$365
26
$9,490
43
NC North Carolina
$350
20
$7,000
44
SC South Carolina
$326
20
$6,520
45
AZ Arizona
$320
26
$8,320
46
MO Missouri
$320
20
$6,400
47
AL Alabama
$275
26
$7,150
48
FL Florida
$275
12
$3,300
49
TN Tennessee
$275
26
$7,150
50
LA Louisiana
$247
26
$6,422
51
MS Mississippi
$235
26
$6,110