State wage bases

A wage base is the maximum amount of an employee's income that can be taxed in a calendar year. Wage bases will vary by state, and by the specific tax in question.

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Glossary terms

SUI
- State unemployment insurance
SDI
- State disability insurance
TDI
- Temporary disability insurance

Calendar year 2020

Last updated 4/13/2020

State	Taxable Wage Bases	New Employer Tax Rates	Tax Rate Range (min-max)
Alabama	$8,000	2.7%	0.59-6.74%
Alaska	$41,500	1.5-1.59%	1.5-5.9%
Arizona	$7,000	2%	0.05-12.85%
Arkansas	$7,000	2.92%	0.12-14.02%
California	$7,000 (SUI) $122,909 (SDI)	3.4% (SUI) n/a (SDI)	1.5-8.2% (SUI) n/a (SDI)
Colorado	$13,600	1.7%	0.58-7.4%
Connecticut	$15,000	3.2%	1.9-6.8%
Delaware	$16,500	1.8%* *New construction companies: 2.3-8.1%	0.3-8.2%
District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)	$9,000	2.7%	1.6-7%
Federal	$7,000	n/a	0.6-6%
Florida	$7,000	2.7%	0.1-5.4%
Georgia	$9,500	2.7%	0.04-7.56%
Hawaii	$48,100 (SUI) $1,119.44 (TDI)	2.40% (SUI) n/a (TDI)	0-5.6% (SUI) n/a (TDI)
Idaho	$41,600	0.97%* *Workforce rate is separate (0.03%)	0.18372-5.4%
Illinois	$12,740	3.125% or 3.425%	0.625-7.25%
Indiana	$9,500	2.5-5.23%	0.5-9.4%
Iowa	$31,600	1-7.5%	0-7.5%
Kansas	$14,000	2.7%* *Construction companies: 6%	0-7.1%
Kentucky	$10,800	2.7-9%	0.225-9%
Louisiana	$7,700	1.14-6.2%	0.09-6.2%
Maine	$12,000	1.86%	0-5.4%
Maryland	$8,500	2.6% or 4.5%	0.3-7.5%
Massachusetts	$15,000	2.42-7.37%	0.94-14.37%
Michigan	$9,000; $9,500* *Wage base is two-tiered	2.7%	0.06-10.3%
Minnesota	$35,000	1-8.9%	0.1-9%
Mississippi	$14,000	1st year: 1% 2nd year: 1.1% 3+ years (or until eligible for modified rate): 1.2%	0-5.4%
Missouri	$11,500	0-8.1%	0-9.45%
Montana	$34,100	1-2.4%	0-9.36%
Nebraska	$9,000; $24,000* *Wage base is two-tiered	1.25% or 5.4%	0-5.4%
Nevada	$32,500	2.95%	0.25-5.4%
New Hampshire	$14,000	1% Administrative contribution rate separate (0.2%)	0.1-7% Range includes the administrative contribution rate.
New Jersey	$35,300	1.1-2.8%	0.4-5.4%
New Mexico	$25,800	1%	0.33-6.4%
New York	$11,600	3.125%	0.525%-7.825%
North Carolina	$25,200	1%	0.06-5.76%
North Dakota	$37,900	1.02-9.69%	0.08-9.69%
Ohio	$9,000	2.7%* *Construction companies: 5.8%	0.3-11.8%
Oklahoma	$18,700	1.50%	0.1-5.5%
Oregon	$42,100	2.1%	0.7-5.4%
Pennsylvania	Employer tax: $10,000 Employee tax: No limit	3.689% or 10.2238% (Employer) 0.06% (Employee)	1.2905-12.933% (Employer) 0.06% (Employee)
Rhode Island	$24,000; $25,500* (SUI) *Wage base is two-tiered $72,300 (SDI)	1.06% (Employer) 1.3% (Employee)	0.69-9.19% (Employer) 1.3% (Employee)
South Carolina	$14,000	0.43%	0-5.4%
South Dakota	$15,000	1% or 1.2%* *Construction companies: 3% or 6%	0-9.3%
Tennessee	$7,000	2.7-6%* Construction companies: 6%	0.01-10%
Texas	$9,000	2.7%	0.1-6.31%
Utah	$36,600	1.1-7.1%	0.1-8.1%
Vermont	$16,100	1-5.6%	0.8-6.5%
Virginia	$8,000	2.5-6.2%	0.1-6.2%
Washington	$52,700	1-5.4%	0.1-7.7%
West Virginia	$12,000	2.7% or 8.5%	1.5-8.5%
Wisconsin	$14,000	3.05-3.45%	0-12%
Wyoming	$26,400	Not released	0.09%-8.5%

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State wage bases

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New Employer Tax Rates

Tax Rate Range (min-max)