State · OR & WASet by Oregon or Washington
Estimate your weekly benefit, how much a claim can pay in total, and what a week of part-time work does to it.
This tool estimates state unemployment pay after losing work. It isn't a tax or disability benefits tool; those have their own pages.
Oregon pays 1.25% of your total wages in the base year each week, between $211 and $902 for claims filed on or after June 28, 2026. You qualify with at least $1,000 in base-year wages and total wages at least 1.5 times your highest quarter, or with 500 hours of work.
Washington pays 3.85% of the average of your two highest base-year quarters, between $383 and $1,208 for claims opened on or after July 5, 2026. You need 680 hours of work in the base year.
In both states, the total for a claim is the lesser of 26 weekly payments or one-third of your base-year wages.
Usually the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file. If you don't qualify with it, both states may let you use an alternate base year with more recent wages.
Yes, with a smaller payment. Oregon ignores the greater of 10 times the state minimum wage or one-third of your weekly benefit, then subtracts the rest. Washington subtracts 75% of your weekly pay over $5.
Yes, by the IRS. Oregon taxes it too. Washington has no state income tax.
It counts as income for SSI and SNAP. It doesn't reduce SSDI.