Maryland Unemployment Calculator 2026
Maryland pays $50–$430 per week for up to 26 weeks in 2026. Your weekly benefit amount is a statutory benefit table (Md. Code, Labor & Empl. section 8-803(b) Schedule of Benefits, transcribed programmatically from mgaleg.maryland.gov on 2026-07-31 (381 lines; validated contiguous $24 high-quarter brackets with $1 WBA steps, $50-$430)) 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 Maryland 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: First four of the last five completed calendar quarters prior to the date the initial claim is filed. (an alternate base period is available if you don’t qualify with the standard one).
File your claim with Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance — only the agency determines your actual benefit.
Verified 2026-07-31 against Unemployment Insurance in Maryland - A Guide to Reemployment (MD Division of Unemployment Insurance) (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance — file a claim ↗
Working part-time? Partial benefits
Maryland disregards part of what you earn in a week before reducing your benefit. Estimate what a part-time week leaves you with:
- Disregard: flat $50.00
- Countable earnings: $150.00 − $50.00 = $100.00
- Payable: WBA $400.00 − $100.00 = $300.00
How dependants change the Maryland benefit
Guide: 'a dependents' allowance of $8 per child (not to exceed five dependent children)'; the WBA including the allowance 'will still not exceed the maximum weekly benefit amount of $430'. Dependent = child, adopted child, or stepchild (not grandchild or foster child) under 16 whom you support; no more than 26 weeks of dependents' allowance per benefit year.
How long benefits can last
Up to 26 weeks.
Who qualifies for benefits in Maryland
Wages in covered employment during at least two base-period quarters; 'sufficient wages mean that you were paid at least $1,176.01 during 1 quarter (3 months) of the base period and a minimum of $1,800 over at least 2 quarters (6 months)' (labor.maryland.gov 'Do I Qualify' page). Section 8-803(b) column (C) lists minimum qualifying wages per schedule line.
- Minimum base-period wages
- $1,800
- Minimum high-quarter wages
- $1,176
Meeting the wage test is not the same as being approved: Maryland 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 Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance ↗
Base period in Maryland
First four of the last five completed calendar quarters prior to the date the initial claim is filed.. An alternate base period is available if you don’t qualify with the standard window. Alternate base period = the four most recently completed calendar quarters prior to filing; checked when the claimant is not monetarily eligible under the standard base period.
See which quarters count for your filing date →Severance and your claim
Guide: 'Severance payments are deductible from UI benefits based on the number of weeks of your regular wage that they cover. You may be eligible for UI benefits after your severance payments are exhausted.' Agency example (labor.maryland.gov qualifying page): 'if you qualify for $300 a week of unemployment insurance benefits, and are getting $200 a week from severance, you will receive the $100 difference.'
Source: Unemployment Insurance in Maryland - A Guide to Reemployment (MD Division of Unemployment Insurance) (verified 2026-07-31).
Maryland unemployment: frequently asked questions
Maryland pays between $50 and $430 per week in 2026. Your amount is a statutory benefit table (Md. Code, Labor & Empl. section 8-803(b) Schedule of Benefits, transcribed programmatically from mgaleg.maryland.gov on 2026-07-31 (381 lines; validated contiguous $24 high-quarter brackets with $1 WBA steps, $50-$430)) applied to your highest-earning quarter, and only Maryland 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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