Indiana Unemployment Calculator
As of October 19, 2026, regular Indiana unemployment pays $37 to $390 a week for up to 26 weeks. Enter your wages for the four quarters of your base period to estimate your weekly benefit, your maximum total benefit and which rule capped it.
Maintained by Archie Chang · Formulas and sources checked October 19, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Weekly benefit range (October 19, 2026)
$37 to $390
Current figures
Maximum weeks
26
Regular state benefits only
State income tax on benefits
Taxable
Federal income tax applies in every state
Indiana unemployment benefit calculator
Which months are my four quarters?
The standard base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file. The quarter you file in, and the one just before it, are left out. Enter the quarters in order, oldest first. Each quarter is three calendar months: January to March, April to June, July to September, October to December.
| If you file in | Your base period is |
|---|---|
| January to March 2026 | October 2024 to September 2025 |
| April to June 2026 | January to December 2025 |
| July to September 2026 | April 2025 to March 2026 |
| October to December 2026 | July 2025 to June 2026 |
Use gross wages (before taxes) from every covered job, in the quarter they were earned. If your wages are too low under this period, many states test an alternate base period made of the last four completed quarters.
Enter your wages above to see your Indiana estimate.
How much does unemployment pay in Indiana?
Indiana pays 47 percent of your average weekly wage in the base period. The average weekly wage is your total base period wages divided by 52, and the result is rounded down to the dollar.
The maximum is $390 a week, set in the statute. It uses all four quarters rather than only your highest one.
Indiana uses the first four of the last five completed quarters. The DOL comparison lists only an extended base period of up to four quarters before the last day you were able to work, not an alternate base period of the last four quarters.
Indiana unemployment eligibility: the wage tests
These are the monetary tests only. Indiana also decides whether you lost your job through no fault of your own and whether you are able and available to work.
- Wage credits of at least 1.5 times your highest quarter,
- at least $2,500 in the last two quarters of the base period, and
- at least $4,200 across the four base period quarters.
Maximum weeks and maximum benefit amount
Your maximum benefit is the lesser of 26 times the weekly amount and 28 percent of your base period wage credits, rounded down to the dollar. Because the weekly amount is 47 percent of your average weekly wage, 26 weeks is always the lower of the two.
Working part time while collecting
Indiana lets you work part time and still claim, and you report your earnings every week. The DOL July 2026 compilation lists a $100 weekly earnings disregard, but we could not read the Indiana partial-benefit rule, so this calculator does not estimate partial weeks.
Are Indiana unemployment benefits taxable?
Unemployment benefits are taxable income on your federal return in every state. Indiana taxes unemployment benefits. The Department of Revenue says unemployment compensation is taxable on both the federal and the Indiana return, and DWD issues a Form 1099-G for the year benefits were paid.
How to apply in Indiana
File through the DWD Uplink portal, then request benefits every week and keep your work search records.
Indiana DWD: unemployment insurance
When this changes: Indiana fixes these figures in statute; recheck the Indiana Code each July for amendments to the 47 percent rate and $390 maximum. Indiana fixes the 47 percent rate and the $390 maximum in statute; check the Indiana Code each July for amendments and compare with the DOL compilation.
Frequently asked questions
How much does unemployment pay in Indiana?
Regular Indiana unemployment pays between $37 and $390 a week as of October 19, 2026. Your amount depends on the wages you were paid in your base period. Indiana pays 47 percent of your average weekly wage in the base period. The average weekly wage is your total base period wages divided by 52, and the result is rounded down to the dollar.
How is the Indiana weekly benefit amount calculated?
Indiana pays 47 percent of your average weekly wage in the base period. The average weekly wage is your total base period wages divided by 52, and the result is rounded down to the dollar. The maximum is $390 a week, set in the statute. It uses all four quarters rather than only your highest one.
How long can I collect unemployment in Indiana?
Your maximum benefit is the lesser of 26 times the weekly amount and 28 percent of your base period wage credits, rounded down to the dollar. Because the weekly amount is 47 percent of your average weekly wage, 26 weeks is always the lower of the two.
Are unemployment benefits taxable in Indiana?
Indiana taxes unemployment benefits. The Department of Revenue says unemployment compensation is taxable on both the federal and the Indiana return, and DWD issues a Form 1099-G for the year benefits were paid.
Can I work part time and still get Indiana unemployment?
Indiana lets you work part time and still claim, and you report your earnings every week. The DOL July 2026 compilation lists a $100 weekly earnings disregard, but we could not read the Indiana partial-benefit rule, so this calculator does not estimate partial weeks.
Is the Indiana weekly benefit really capped at $390?
Yes. IC 22-4-12-2 sets the maximum weekly benefit at $390 and the DOL July 2026 compilation lists the same figure. You reach it with about $43,150 or more in base period wages (47 percent of an average weekly wage of about $830).
Sources for Indiana
- Indiana Code 22-4-12 (2015 compiled copy)47 percent, 52, rounding down, $390, 26 weeks or 28 percent
- Indiana Code 22-4-14 (2015 compiled copy)1.5 times, $2,500 and $4,200 wage tests
- Indiana DOR: Form 1099-GUnemployment compensation is taxable on state and federal returns
- U.S. DOL, Significant Provisions of State UI Laws (July 2026)Cross-check of $37, $390, 26 weeks, wage tests and the $100 disregard
Sources checked October 19, 2026.
Verification note: We could not open the current Indiana Code on iga.in.gov or the DWD benefit pages from our build environment. The statute figures come from a 2015 compiled copy and agree with the DOL July 2026 compilation. The tax statement comes from a search excerpt of the Indiana DOR page. The statute does not define how "last two quarters" is counted; we use the two most recent quarters you enter.