Indiana Unemployment Calculator 2026
Indiana pays $0–$390 per week for up to 26 weeks in 2026. Your weekly benefit amount is 47% of your average weekly wage. Enter your quarterly wages below to estimate it — the math runs entirely in your browser, from figures verified against Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
Works offline — your inputs never leave this device. How that works
Enter your gross wages for each quarter of the base period — roughly the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file. Your state's exact window is shown with the result.
Base period: First 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters.
File your claim with Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) — only the agency determines your actual benefit.
Verified 2026-07-31 against Indiana DWD Claimant Handbook (early July 2026) (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) — file a claim ↗
Working part-time? Partial benefits
Indiana disregards part of what you earn in a week before reducing your benefit. Estimate what a part-time week leaves you with:
- Disregard: flat $100.00
- Countable earnings: $150.00 − $100.00 = $50.00
- Payable: WBA $400.00 − $50.00 = $350.00
How long benefits can last
Up to 26 weeks; total benefits are Handbook: benefits payable 'for up to 26 weeks or until your maximum benefit amount' is exhausted; 'Your MBA will be 26 times your weekly benefit amount.' IC 22-4-12-4(a): maximum total benefits are the lesser of 26 times the weekly benefit or 28% of base-period wage credits, computed to the next lower dollar.
Who qualifies for benefits in Indiana
Handbook: total base-period wages must be at least 1.5 times the wages in the highest quarter, must total at least $4,200, and at least $2,500 of those wages must have been earned in the last six months of the base period.
- Minimum base-period wages
- $4,200
Meeting the wage test is not the same as being approved: Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) also rules on the reason for the separation and on your availability for work each week. File with Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) ↗
Base period in Indiana
First 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters. No alternate base period is offered. Handbook defines only the standard base period (the most recent completed quarter is the unused 'lag quarter'); no alternate base period is mentioned.
See which quarters count for your filing date →Severance and your claim
Handbook: 'Severance/dismissal pay for all individuals will be deducted from unemployment insurance benefits.' It also covers sub pay and private unemployment benefit payments received under an agreement releasing claims against the employer. Those receiving severance must apply immediately after becoming unemployed.
Source: Indiana DWD Claimant Handbook (early July 2026) (verified 2026-07-31).
Indiana unemployment: frequently asked questions
Indiana pays between $0 and $390 per week in 2026. Your amount is 47% of your average weekly wage, and only Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) can determine it officially. These figures were verified against the agency's own publication on 2026-07-31.
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