Utah Unemployment Calculator
As of October 19, 2026, regular Utah unemployment pays $47 to $806 a week for 10 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)
$47 to $806
Current figures
Maximum weeks
10 to 26
Regular state benefits only
State income tax on benefits
Taxable
Federal income tax applies in every state
Utah 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 Utah estimate.
How much does unemployment pay in Utah?
Utah looks at one quarter only. The weekly benefit amount is your highest-paid base period quarter divided by 26, minus $5, with any fraction of a dollar dropped.
The maximum is tied by statute to 62.5 percent of the insured average weekly wage for the prior fiscal year (less $5), and DOL lists it as $806. Because only the highest quarter counts, a single strong quarter can set a high weekly amount.
The base period is the first four of the last five completed quarters. If that period does not qualify you, Utah allows an alternate base period made of the last four completed quarters. Enter whichever four quarters apply to you.
Utah unemployment eligibility: the wage tests
These are the monetary tests only. Utah also decides whether you lost your job through no fault of your own and whether you are able and available to work.
- Base period wages of at least $5,500 (8 percent of the insured average fiscal-year wage, rounded up to the next $100), and
- base period wages of at least 1.5 times your highest quarter.
Maximum weeks and maximum benefit amount
Utah multiplies your base period wages by 27 percent (dropping any fraction of a dollar), divides by your weekly amount, drops any fraction of a week, and keeps the result between 10 and 26 weeks. Your total benefit is that number of weeks times the weekly amount. Utah does not tie weeks to the unemployment rate.
Working part time while collecting
Utah subtracts earnings above 30 percent of your weekly benefit amount from the weekly amount and drops any fraction of a dollar. DWS example: with a $300 weekly amount you can earn $90 without affecting that week's payment, but you must still report it. No payment is made if your earnings equal or exceed the weekly amount or you work 40 or more hours.
Are Utah unemployment benefits taxable?
Unemployment benefits are taxable income on your federal return in every state. Utah taxes unemployment benefits. The DWS claimant guide says benefits are taxable and offers withholding of 10 percent for federal and 5 percent for state income tax.
How to apply in Utah
File a new claim in your DWS "my Unemployment" account, then file a weekly claim and report your earnings each week.
Utah DWS: Unemployment Insurance
When this changes: Utah resets the maximum weekly benefit and the minimum base period wage requirement each year; recheck in January and July. Maximum weekly amount is reset each year from the insured average weekly wage; the $5,500 wage test is reset with the average fiscal-year wage. Recheck in January and July.
Frequently asked questions
How much does unemployment pay in Utah?
Regular Utah unemployment pays between $47 and $806 a week as of October 19, 2026. Your amount depends on the wages you were paid in your base period. Utah looks at one quarter only. The weekly benefit amount is your highest-paid base period quarter divided by 26, minus $5, with any fraction of a dollar dropped.
How is the Utah weekly benefit amount calculated?
Utah looks at one quarter only. The weekly benefit amount is your highest-paid base period quarter divided by 26, minus $5, with any fraction of a dollar dropped. The maximum is tied by statute to 62.5 percent of the insured average weekly wage for the prior fiscal year (less $5), and DOL lists it as $806. Because only the highest quarter counts, a single strong quarter can set a high weekly amount.
How long can I collect unemployment in Utah?
Utah multiplies your base period wages by 27 percent (dropping any fraction of a dollar), divides by your weekly amount, drops any fraction of a week, and keeps the result between 10 and 26 weeks. Your total benefit is that number of weeks times the weekly amount. Utah does not tie weeks to the unemployment rate.
Are unemployment benefits taxable in Utah?
Utah taxes unemployment benefits. The DWS claimant guide says benefits are taxable and offers withholding of 10 percent for federal and 5 percent for state income tax.
Can I work part time and still get Utah unemployment?
Utah subtracts earnings above 30 percent of your weekly benefit amount from the weekly amount and drops any fraction of a dollar. DWS example: with a $300 weekly amount you can earn $90 without affecting that week's payment, but you must still report it. No payment is made if your earnings equal or exceed the weekly amount or you work 40 or more hours.
Why does the Utah maximum differ between websites?
Utah sets the maximum weekly benefit each year from its insured average weekly wage, so older pages show lower figures and at least one DWS answer we found in search results still listed $801. This page uses $806, the figure in the U.S. DOL July 2026 compilation. Your weekly benefit amount is fixed on your monetary determination from the wages employers reported.
Sources for Utah
- Utah Code 35A-4-401, Weekly benefit amountFormula, 62.5 percent cap, partial benefit rule, 27 percent and 10 to 26 weeks
- Utah Code 35A-4-403, Eligibility1.5 times highest quarter test
- Utah Code 35A-4-201, DefinitionsMonetary base period wage requirement (8 percent of the average fiscal-year wage)
- Utah DWS: Claimant Guide (archived copy)Alternate base period, 10 to 26 weeks, 30 percent earnings allowance, tax withholding
- U.S. DOL, Significant Provisions of State UI Laws (July 2026)$47 minimum, $806 maximum and $5,500 wage test
Sources checked October 19, 2026.
Verification note: jobs.utah.gov blocked direct access, so the DWS claimant guide and eligibility page were read from Internet Archive copies of unknown date; the eligibility copy still showed an older $5,300 wage test, so the $5,500 test comes from the DOL July 2026 compilation. The $806 maximum and $47 minimum are also DOL figures. The statute text was read directly on le.utah.gov.