Delaware Unemployment Calculator 2026
Delaware pays $20–$450 per week for up to 26 weeks in 2026. Your weekly benefit amount is 1/46 of your two highest-earning quarters combined. Enter your quarterly wages below to estimate it — the math runs entirely in your browser, from figures verified against Delaware Department of Labor, Division of 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 first four of the last five calendar quarters completed as of the Sunday before you file your first claim for benefits' (DE DOL claimant FAQ, with month-by-month chart)..
File your claim with Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance — only the agency determines your actual benefit.
Verified 2026-07-31 against 19 Del. C. 3313 (Delaware Code Online) + Delaware DOL Division of Unemployment Insurance Claimant FAQs (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance — file a claim ↗
Working part-time? Partial benefits
Delaware disregards part of what you earn in a week before reducing your benefit. Estimate what a part-time week leaves you with:
- Disregard: greater of $10.00 or 0.5 × WBA = $200.00
- Countable earnings: $150.00 − $200.00 = $0.00
- Payable: WBA $400.00 − $0.00 = $400.00
How long benefits can last
Up to 26 weeks.
Who qualifies for benefits in Delaware
Monetary eligibility is stated on the mailed 'Determination of Monetary Eligibility' based on base-period wages; the published WBA range under the Delaware UI Law is $20 to $450 (DE DOL claimant FAQ). A second benefit year requires earnings of at least 10x the weekly benefit amount during the current benefit year.
Meeting the wage test is not the same as being approved: Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance also rules on the reason for the separation and on your availability for work each week. File with Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance ↗
Base period in Delaware
'The first four of the last five calendar quarters completed as of the Sunday before you file your first claim for benefits' (DE DOL claimant FAQ, with month-by-month chart).. No alternate base period is offered. No alternate base period is described in the DE DOL claimant FAQ opened for this pack.
See which quarters count for your filing date →Severance and your claim
DE DOL claimant FAQ: 'You must report all wages, including self-employment and odd jobs, pensions, annuities, holiday pay, vacation pay, severance pay, and bonuses and special payments'; 'The answers you provide in your application regarding severance pay will help determine the impact severance pay may, or may not, have on your eligibility for benefits.'
Source: 19 Del. C. 3313 (Delaware Code Online) + Delaware DOL Division of Unemployment Insurance Claimant FAQs (verified 2026-07-31).
Delaware unemployment: frequently asked questions
Delaware pays between $20 and $450 per week in 2026. Your amount is 1/46 of your two highest-earning quarters combined, and only Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance can determine it officially. These figures were verified against the agency's own publication on 2026-07-31.
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