Utah Unemployment Calculator 2026
Utah pays $0–$806 per week for up to 26 weeks in 2026. Your weekly benefit amount is a statutory benefit table (DWS Unemployment Insurance Benefit Schedule, January 2026 (form 04-13-0126), 'EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 to DECEMBER 31, 2026') applied to your highest-earning quarter. Enter your quarterly wages below to estimate it — the math runs entirely in your browser, from figures verified against Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance.
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: The four completed calendar quarters shown on the DWS Benefit Schedule's 'HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR BASE PERIOD' table - the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the claim (a claim effective Jan-Feb-Mar 2026 uses Oct. 1, 2024 - Sept. 30, 2025). (an alternate base period is available if you don’t qualify with the standard one).
File your claim with Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance — only the agency determines your actual benefit.
Verified 2026-07-31 against Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance Benefit Schedule January 2026 (form 04-13-0126) + Utah Code 35A-4-401 + DWS UI Frequently Asked Questions (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance — file a claim ↗
Working part-time? Partial benefits
Utah disregards part of what you earn in a week before reducing your benefit. Estimate what a part-time week leaves you with:
- Disregard: 0.3 × WBA $400.00 = $120.00
- Countable earnings: $150.00 − $120.00 = $30.00
- Payable: WBA $400.00 − $30.00 = $370.00
How long benefits can last
Up to 26 weeks; total benefits are DWS Benefit Schedule, 'HOW TO DETERMINE WEEKS OF ENTITLEMENT': 'Multiply your total wages for insured work paid during the base period by 27%, disregarding any fraction of $1 and divide by your weekly benefit amount, disregarding any fraction. The result will be the number of weeks you are entitled to receive benefits - a minimum of 10 weeks and a maximum of 26 weeks of regular benefits.' Utah Code 35A-4-401(4)(b) states the same rule.
Who qualifies for benefits in Utah
DWS Benefit Schedule: 'TO QUALIFY MONETARILY, you must have earned at least $5,500 during a specific period of time referred to as a base period. Your total base period earnings must be equal to 1-1/2 times the highest amount of wages paid to you during any calendar quarter of your base period.'
- Minimum base-period wages
- $5,500
Meeting the wage test is not the same as being approved: Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance also rules on the reason for the separation and on your availability for work each week. File with Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance ↗
Base period in Utah
The four completed calendar quarters shown on the DWS Benefit Schedule's 'HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR BASE PERIOD' table - the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the claim (a claim effective Jan-Feb-Mar 2026 uses Oct. 1, 2024 - Sept. 30, 2025).. An alternate base period is available if you don’t qualify with the standard window. DWS Benefit Schedule: 'If you do not have 1-1/2 times your high quarter wages in your base period, you may qualify for benefits using an alternate base period, which would be the most recent four completed calendar quarters.'
See which quarters count for your filing date →Severance and your claim
The Utah claimant materials opened for this pack (the January 2026 Benefit Schedule and the DWS UI FAQ) address only the deduction of pension income - 'Only the pension, retirement, or disability pay that is maintained or contributed to by a base period employer is deductible from the weekly benefit amount' - and require reporting gross earnings for the week the work is performed. Neither states a severance-pay rule; DWS determines it on the claim.
Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance Benefit Schedule January 2026 (form 04-13-0126) + Utah Code 35A-4-401 + DWS UI Frequently Asked Questions (verified 2026-07-31).
Utah unemployment: frequently asked questions
Utah pays between $0 and $806 per week in 2026. Your amount is a statutory benefit table (DWS Unemployment Insurance Benefit Schedule, January 2026 (form 04-13-0126), 'EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 to DECEMBER 31, 2026') applied to your highest-earning quarter, and only Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance can determine it officially. These figures were verified against the agency's own publication on 2026-07-31.
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