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California
Your weekly benefit
$450
Max weekly
$450
Max weeks
26
Min earnings
$1,300
Replacement rate
31%
That's 31% of your salary, paid weekly for up to 26 weeks. Up to $11,700 total.
Your state
$450/wk
National average
$568/wk
Highest (WA)
$1,208/wk
How your state pays
Approximately 60% of highest-quarter earnings divided by 13, capped at $450/week.
To qualify
Must have earned at least $1,300 in one quarter OR $900 in one quarter plus base-period wages 1.25× highest quarter. Must be actively seeking work.
Estimate only. States calculate benefits on a base period of the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters. Each state sets its maximum weekly benefit on its own schedule. File with your state for the official amount.
Unemployment Calculator
50 states. Every formula. One page.
Wherever unemployment finds you, Orbyt meets you there. Pick your path.
The math, in four beats
Base period
We read the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters, inferred from your annual salary.
State formula
Each state pays a percentage of highest-quarter or average-weekly wage. We encode every rule.
Caps and floors
Your number is bounded by your state's min and max weekly benefit amount.
Your weekly
The result, capped and rounded, times the max duration gives your total benefit pool.
Questions, answered.
Key Fact
$1,208
max weekly benefit
Washington pays the highest maximum weekly unemployment benefit of any state before dependents allowances, at $1,208 per week, while Mississippi pays the lowest, at $235 per week.
Source: Washington Employment Security Department · Verified
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