On $1,500 a week in Indiana, about $390 in weekly benefits.
Unemployment on $1,500 in gross weekly pay. See the calculation, then check the official source.
Indiana weekly estimate
$390estimated per week
Up to 26 payable weeks
Based on your regular weekly rate; the final payment may be smaller.
The regular balance is based on the full weekly rate. Smaller partial payments may spread that balance across more eligible weeks within the 52-week benefit year.
- Weekly limit
- $390
- Unpaid waiting week
- 1 eligible week
Assumes the same gross weekly pay throughout four 13-week quarters.
This review covers the July 1, 2026 law through December 31, 2026. It is a review window, not an annual rate-reset claim. Earlier weeks, later rules and special classifications require their agency determination.
Rule under review. Confirm the amount with the official agency.
Partial-payment cents handling, current repeat-claim details, special part-time classifications and near-quarter agency period selection remain under review. Whole-dollar partial examples are modeled only with an entered reduced regular schedule. A partial result containing cents pauses for DWD confirmation. No fixed forty-hour schedule is assumed.
View Indiana rulesEstimate only. Your state agency determines eligibility and payments.
The calculation, line by line.
Assumes the same gross weekly pay throughout four 13-week quarters.
This rule is still under review. Confirm the amount and eligibility with the official agency before relying on it.
- Base-period wages52 weeks of steady pay assumed
- $78,000
- Prior average weekly wageActual covered base-period wages / 52. The divisor stays 52 even if fewer weeks were worked. Unrounded average: $1,500.000000.
- $1,500
- Multiply by 47%Use the unrounded average. Unrounded weekly rate: $705.000000.
- $705
- Whole-dollar weekly rateRound down after applying the percentage, before the weekly cap and monetary checks.
- $705
- Apply the weekly limit$37 minimum / $390 maximum; monetary requirements apply
- $390
Formula effective 2026-07-01. Read the official calculation source.
What shapes the award.
- Weekly range
- $37 to $390. Wage requirements still apply.
- Duration
- Up to 26 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $10,140.
- Dependents
- No dependents allowance in this modeled regular benefit.
- Base period
- First four of the last five completed calendar quarters. No alternate period is modeled here. Understand the quarters.
- Alternate-period detail
- No ordinary most-recent-four-quarter alternate period is modeled. A special injury or workers’ compensation lookback requires DWD to select the applicable quarters.
- Reporting work
- Report gross wages for the Sunday-Saturday week earned, before payday. The first $100 is ignored and excess wages reduce benefits dollar for dollar, but gross wages must remain below the full weekly rate. Enter actual hours and the normal schedule agreed with your regular employer; hours must be strictly lower. A regular employer is one you served during the past 26 weeks. Agreed schedule fluctuations, on-call work, commissions, special part-time classifications, self-employment and other income need DWD review. This input models ordinary gross work wages only; do not subtract taxes.
- Covered-wage requirements
- Covered base-period wages must total at least $4,200, include at least $2,500 in the chronological last two quarters, and reach 1.5 times the highest quarter. The ordinary formula is 47% of actual total wages /52, rounded down, with a $37-$390 range. DWD decides covered work, special part-time classifications and repeat-claim eligibility.
- Duration conditions
- The ordinary regular balance is the lesser of twenty-six weekly rates or 28% of actual base-period wages, rounded down. The 47%-of-annual-average formula makes twenty-six rates the smaller limit in the ordinary cases modeled here. Up to twenty-six full-rate weeks are available within the 52-week benefit year; partial payments can use the balance more slowly.
- Work registration
- Uplink creates an Indiana Career Connect account automatically. Complete the work-registration profile and resume within ten days, unless DWD confirms an applicable waiver. Follow job-service and RESEA notices and keep contact details current.
- Repeat benefit years
- A new benefit year needs its own monetary determination and qualifying intervening covered work. Ask DWD to confirm current repeat-claim requirements before using overlapping wages. This estimator does not establish intervening work, and the separate requalification rule following specified denials is not used as a repeat-claim test.
Before you count on it.
- Covered wages and employment are required.
- This checks only the modeled monetary rules. The agency also checks your employment history and other eligibility conditions.
- Separation, availability, work search and certification can affect payment.
- Tax withholding, offsets and agency adjustments can change the amount received.
This is a wage calculation and an informational screen. Your agency or insurer decides your claim.
Keeping the claim eligible.
Complete at least two valid work-search activities each claimed week and retain the log for six months. DWD must confirm waivers, such as approved training, union hiring-hall status or a qualifying recall within sixty days. Attend required RESEA appointments when selected.
Read the official guidanceTaxes and the amount received.
Benefits may be subject to federal, state and local tax. The current claimant handbook describes an initial choice to withhold 10% federal and 4% state tax, totaling 14%; this is a benefit-withholding choice, not an estimate of your final tax liability. Confirm current Uplink options with DWD. Form 1099-G is issued in late January. This estimator shows gross benefits before withholding or other offsets.
Read the official guidanceFrom applying to getting paid.
Waiting periods and processing time are different things.
- Apply with the agency
Use the official portal. Keep required records and confirm the claim or injury date.
- Unpaid waiting week
The first otherwise eligible week is unpaid in each benefit year. File its voucher to claim waiting credit. The pandemic suspension ended September 4, 2021.
- Certify and confirm payment
File a voucher for every eligible week through Uplink, including the waiting week. The benefit week runs Sunday-Saturday; file from the following Sunday by Saturday at 8:59 p.m. Eastern time. Continue filing while a decision or appeal is pending. Report work, earned-week gross wages and work-search activities; use current agency identity and login instructions.
Same wages, nearby states.
$1,500 in steady gross weekly pay, using each state’s standard assumptions. Claim location follows covered work rules; it is not a choice based on the highest benefit.
The official next step.
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Apply, certify or ask about an award through the agency.
Questions about Indiana benefits.
How much unemployment will I get if I make $1,500 a week?
The modeled payment in Indiana is about $390 per week, before tax withholding. Assumes the same gross weekly pay throughout four 13-week quarters. The agency checks eligibility and can apply additional adjustments.
How long can the benefit last in Indiana?
This calculation allows up to 26 payable weeks under the modeled regular program. This count uses the regular weekly rate; the final payment may be smaller. Wage credits, the benefit-year balance, certification and continuing eligibility can shorten payment. A maximum duration is not a guarantee.
Is there a waiting period before the first payment?
The first otherwise eligible week is unpaid in each benefit year. File its voucher to claim waiting credit. The pandemic suspension ended September 4, 2021.
Why can my actual payment be different?
Uneven covered wages, the claim or injury date, part-time earnings, dependents, taxes, offsets and eligibility can change a result. Use actual wage details in the calculator and compare the assumptions with your agency determination.
Where do I apply or check my claim?
Use the official Indiana Department of Workforce Development link below. This independent site does not file claims, collect claim identifiers or determine an award.
Check the sources and dates.
Each source applies to the named rule, including the parameters inside it. Retrieved dates record the review; effective dates identify the applicable rule period.
| Rule | Official source | Effective | Retrieved |
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| Formula | Agency / statute | ||
| Minimum | Agency / statute | ||
| Maximum | Agency / statute | ||
| Duration | Agency / statute | ||
| Waiting days | Agency / statute | ||
| Dependents | Agency / statute | ||
| Partial | Agency / statute | ||
| Eligibility | Agency / statute | ||
| Base period | Agency / statute | ||
| Agency | Agency / statute | ||
| Notes | Agency / statute | ||
| Duration description | Agency / statute | ||
| Quarter guidance | Agency / statute | ||
| Monetary eligibility | Agency / statute | ||
| Partial reporting | Agency / statute | ||
| Waiting label | Agency / statute | ||
| Waiting display | Agency / statute | ||
| Waiting description | Agency / statute | ||
| Work registration | Agency / statute | ||
| Certification | Agency / statute | ||
| Work search | Agency / statute | ||
| Repeat claim | Agency / statute | ||
| Tax | Agency / statute | ||
| Review note | Agency / statute | ||
| Input review heading | Agency / statute | ||
| Estimate period | Agency / statute | ||
| Rate period description | Agency / statute |