State Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Base
State Update for 2010
At least 26 states have increased their taxable wage limits for unemployment insurance for tax year 2010, according to a BNA survey. One state, New Mexico, decreased their wage limit.
In the state wage base chart below, all wages known to have increased are highlighted in bold.
Each state limits the amount of wages paid each covered employee that are taxable for unemployment insurance purposes, but not below the federal standard of $7,000. Thus far, Washington has the highest taxable wage base for 2010 ($36,800).
|
STATE |
2009 ($) |
2010 ($) |
|
Alabama |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Alaska |
32,700 |
34,100 |
|
Arizona |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
Arkansas |
10,000 |
12,000 |
|
California |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
Colorado |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
Connecticut |
15,000 |
15,000 |
|
Delaware |
10,500 |
10,500 |
|
District of Columbia |
9,000 |
9,000 |
|
Florida |
7,000 |
8,500 |
|
Georgia |
8,500 |
8,500 |
|
Hawaii |
13,000 |
38,800 |
|
Idaho |
32,200 |
33,200 |
|
Illinois |
12,300 |
12,520 |
|
Indiana |
7,000 |
9,500 |
|
Iowa |
23,700 |
24,500 |
|
Kansas |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Kentucky |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Louisiana |
7,000 |
7,700 |
|
Maine |
12,000 |
12,000 |
|
Maryland |
8,500 |
8,500 |
|
Massachusetts |
14,000 |
14,000 |
|
Michigan |
9,000 |
9,000 |
|
Minnesota |
26,000 |
27,000 |
|
Mississippi |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
Missouri |
12,500 |
13,000 |
|
Montana |
25,100 |
26,000 |
|
Nebraska |
9,000 |
9,000 |
|
Nevada |
26,600 |
27,000 |
|
New Hampshire |
8,000 |
10,000 |
|
New Jersey |
28,900 |
29,700 |
|
New Mexico |
20,900 |
20,800 |
|
New York |
8,500 |
8,500 |
|
North Carolina |
19,300 |
19,700 |
|
North Dakota |
23,700 |
24,700 |
|
Ohio |
9,000 |
9,000 |
|
Oklahoma |
14,200 |
14,900 |
|
Oregon |
31,300 |
32,100 |
|
Pennsylvania |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Puerto Rico |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
Rhode Island |
18,000 |
19,000 |
|
South Carolina |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
South Dakota |
9,500 |
10,000 |
|
Tennessee |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
Texas |
9,000 |
9,000 |
|
Utah |
27,800 |
28,300 |
|
Vermont |
8,000 |
10,000 |
|
Virginia |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Virgin Islands |
22,100 |
22,100 |
|
Washington |
35,700 |
36,800 |
|
West Virginia |
8,000 |
12,000 |
|
Wisconsin |
12,000 |
12,000 |
|
Wyoming |
21,500 |
22,800 |