Oregon Unemployment Calculator 2026
Oregon pays $211–$902 per week for up to 26 weeks in 2026. Your weekly benefit amount is 1.25% of your total base-period wages. Enter your quarterly wages below to estimate it — the math runs entirely in your browser, from figures verified against Oregon Employment Department, Unemployment Insurance Program.
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: 'Your base year is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the week you file your initial claim' (OED Claimant Handbook glossary and 'Do I Qualify?' page)..
File your claim with Oregon Employment Department, Unemployment Insurance Program — only the agency determines your actual benefit.
Verified 2026-07-31 against Oregon Employment Department press release, 'Minimum and Maximum Weekly Benefit Amounts to Increase for New Unemployment Insurance and Paid Leave Oregon Claims' (May 29, 2026) + OED Claimant Handbook UIPUB350 (effective 2026-06-28)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Oregon Employment Department, Unemployment Insurance Program can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Oregon Employment Department, Unemployment Insurance Program — file a claim ↗
Working part-time? Partial benefits
Oregon disregards part of what you earn in a week before reducing your benefit. Estimate what a part-time week leaves you with:
How long benefits can last
Up to 26 weeks.
Who qualifies for benefits in Oregon
OED 'Do I Qualify?': 'Did you work at least 500 hours or get paid at least $1,000 by an employer during your base year?'
- Minimum base-period wages
- $1,000
Meeting the wage test is not the same as being approved: Oregon Employment Department, Unemployment Insurance Program also rules on the reason for the separation and on your availability for work each week. File with Oregon Employment Department, Unemployment Insurance Program ↗
Base period in Oregon
'Your base year is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the week you file your initial claim' (OED Claimant Handbook glossary and 'Do I Qualify?' page).. No alternate base period is offered. No alternate base year is described in the OED Claimant Handbook or the 'Do I Qualify?' eligibility page opened for this pack.
See which quarters count for your filing date →Severance and your claim
The OED Claimant Handbook glossary defines 'Severance pay: An amount paid to an employee upon dismissal or discharge from employment', but its Deductions chapter names only retirement income, child support, other earnings, holiday/vacation pay and bonus pay ('Bonus pay may also affect your benefits. Contact the UI Center ... to report any bonus pay'). OED publishes no severance deduction rule in the handbook; treatment is determined on the claim.
Source: Oregon Employment Department press release, 'Minimum and Maximum Weekly Benefit Amounts to Increase for New Unemployment Insurance and Paid Leave Oregon Claims' (May 29, 2026) + OED Claimant Handbook UIPUB350 (verified 2026-07-31).
Oregon unemployment: frequently asked questions
Oregon pays between $211 and $902 per week in 2026. Your amount is 1.25% of your total base-period wages, and only Oregon Employment Department, Unemployment Insurance Program can determine it officially. These figures were verified against the agency's own publication on 2026-07-31.
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