Oklahoma Unemployment Calculator 2026
Oklahoma pays $16–$649 per week for up to 16 weeks in 2026. Your weekly benefit amount is 1/23 of your highest-earning base-period quarter. Enter your quarterly wages below to estimate it — the math runs entirely in your browser, from figures verified against Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC).
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: 'Base periods are the 12-month period consisting of the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the claim' (OESC Claimant Handbook). 'Once a monetarily eligible claim is established, the base period cannot be changed.'.
File your claim with Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) — only the agency determines your actual benefit.
Verified 2026-07-31 against OESC Claimant Handbook: A Guide to Unemployment Benefits (OES-339, Rev. 06-3-2026) + 40 O.S. 2-104/2-105 (Oklahoma Statutes Title 40) + Enrolled HB 1933 (2022) (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) — file a claim ↗
Working part-time? Partial benefits
Oklahoma 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
Currently up to 16 weeks — this state ties duration to its unemployment rate: OESC Claimant Handbook (Rev. 06-3-2026): 'Typically, individuals are able to receive benefits for up to 16 weeks as established by state law; although, in some cases this can vary.' Statutory schedule (40 O.S. 1-230, added by Enrolled HB 1933 of 2022, effective Jan 1 2023): 'Sixteen (16) weeks if the state's average unemployment insurance claims are at or below five thousand (5,000) claims,' with 'an additional two (2) weeks ... for each fifteen thousand (15,000) increments if the state's average unemployment insurance claims are above five thousand (5,000) claims,' 'Up to the maximum of twenty (20) weeks'; and if continued claims exceed 40,000, 'the maximum duration of benefits shall immediately be raised to twenty-six (26) weeks.'
Who qualifies for benefits in Oklahoma
OESC Claimant Handbook, 'Be monetarily eligible': 'Claimants must have earned a minimum of $1,500 during their base period and have total wages of one and one-half times their highest quarter.'
- Minimum base-period wages
- $1,500
Meeting the wage test is not the same as being approved: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) also rules on the reason for the separation and on your availability for work each week. File with Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) ↗
Base period in Oklahoma
'Base periods are the 12-month period consisting of the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the claim' (OESC Claimant Handbook). 'Once a monetarily eligible claim is established, the base period cannot be changed.'. No alternate base period is offered. No alternate base period is described in the OESC Claimant Handbook or the OESC unemployment FAQ opened for this pack.
See which quarters count for your filing date →Severance and your claim
OESC Claimant Handbook: when filing a weekly certification be prepared with 'Information on any earnings, including paid time off and severance pay'; 'Earnings may include wages earned before deductions, commission, bonuses, severance, retirement, profit sharing, holiday pay, and vacation pay. Earnings will be automatically deducted from unemployment benefits for the week it is entered.'
Source: OESC Claimant Handbook: A Guide to Unemployment Benefits (OES-339, Rev. 06-3-2026) + 40 O.S. 2-104/2-105 (Oklahoma Statutes Title 40) + Enrolled HB 1933 (2022) (verified 2026-07-31).
Oklahoma unemployment: frequently asked questions
Oklahoma pays between $16 and $649 per week in 2026. Your amount is 1/23 of your highest-earning base-period quarter, and only Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) can determine it officially. These figures were verified against the agency's own publication on 2026-07-31.
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