How is the Indiana weekly benefit amount calculated?

Indiana sets your Weekly Benefit Amount at 47% of your average weekly wage during the base period, rounded down to a whole dollar. The average weekly wage is your total base-period wages divided by 52. The result is then capped at a maximum of $390 per week and floored at a minimum of $50.

What is the base period for Indiana unemployment?

The standard base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you filed your claim. So if you file in the second quarter of a year, your base period is roughly the prior calendar year. Wages earned during that window determine both your eligibility and your benefit amount.

What are the monetary eligibility rules in Indiana?

To qualify monetarily, your total base-period wages must be at least $4,200, your total wages must be at least 1.5 times the wages in your highest-earning quarter, and you must have at least $2,500 in wages in the last two quarters of the base period. This tool checks all three tests and flags any that fail.

How long can I collect unemployment in Indiana?

Indiana allows a maximum of 26 weeks of regular benefits. Your maximum total benefit is the lesser of 26 times your weekly benefit amount or 28% of your total base-period wages, so lower-wage claimants may have fewer payable weeks. Extended benefits can apply during periods of high statewide unemployment.

Does this guarantee I will receive benefits?

No. This estimator only calculates the monetary benefit. Actual payment also depends on non-monetary factors: why you separated from your job, whether you are able and available for work, and weekly work-search and certification requirements. File and get an official determination at unemployment.in.gov.

Indiana Unemployment Benefit Estimator

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If you have lost your job in Indiana, the first question is usually how much you can collect. Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development pays a Weekly Benefit Amount equal to 47% of your average weekly base-period wage, capped at $390. This estimator runs that formula and Indiana’s monetary eligibility tests so you know roughly what to expect before you file.

How it works

The benefit is based on your wages across the four quarters of your base period:

Average weekly wage = Total base-period wages ÷ 52 Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA) = 47% × average weekly wage, rounded down, capped $50–$390

The maximum you can receive across a claim is the lesser of 26 × WBA or 28% of your total base-period wages, which determines how many weeks you can be paid (up to 26).

Indiana eligibility tests

To qualify monetarily you must meet all three:

Total base wages ≥ $4,200
Total wages ≥ 1.5 × your highest quarter (proves you worked more than one quarter)
At least $2,500 in the last two quarters of the base period

Worked example

A claimant with $9,000 in each of four quarters ($36,000 total):

Average weekly wage = $36,000 ÷ 52 = $692.31
WBA = 47% × $692.31 = $325.38 → rounded down = $325 (under the $390 cap)
Max benefit = min(26 × $325, 28% × $36,000 = $10,080) = $8,450 → 26 payable weeks

Note: This is an estimate, not an official determination. Non-monetary factors — separation reason, availability, and weekly certification — also govern payment. File and verify at unemployment.in.gov.