Kansas employers will see the highest percentage increase in the unemployment wage base for 2015 based on the most recent figures for each state. The former wage base was $8,000 and has been so for years. In 2015, the new unemployment wage base will be $12,000. For the most standard unemployment rates, this will mean an increase of $150 – $250 per employee in 2015. Have a company with 100 employees, that’s no small impact! Check out all of the state wage bases below.
|
State |
2015 Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Base |
2014 Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Base |
|
Federal |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
|
Alabama |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
|
Alaska |
TBD |
$37,400 |
|
Arizona |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
|
Arkansas |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
|
California |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
|
Colorado |
$11,800 |
$11,700 |
|
Connecticut |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
|
Delaware |
$18,500 |
$18,500 |
|
District of Columbia |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
|
Florida |
TBD |
$8,000 |
|
Georgia |
$9,500 |
$9,500 |
|
Hawaii |
TBD |
$40,400 |
|
Idaho |
TBD |
$35,200 |
|
Illinois |
TBD |
$12,960 |
|
Indiana |
$9,500 |
$9,500 |
|
Iowa |
$27,300 |
$26,800 |
|
Kansas |
$12,000 |
$8,000 |
|
Kentucky |
$9,900 |
$9,600 |
|
Louisiana |
TBD |
$7,700 |
|
Maine |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
|
Maryland |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
|
Massachusetts |
$15,000 |
$14,000 |
|
Michigan |
$9,500 |
$9,500 |
|
Minnesota |
$30,000 |
$29,000 |
|
Mississippi |
$14,000 |
$14,000 |
|
Missouri |
$13,000 |
$13,000 |
|
Montana |
$29,500 |
$29,000 |
|
Nebraska |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
|
Nevada |
$27,800 |
$27,400 |
|
New Hampshire |
$14,000 |
$14,000 |
|
New Jersey |
$32,000 |
$31,500 |
|
New Mexico |
TBD |
$23,400 |
|
New York |
$10,500 |
$10,300 |
|
North Carolina |
TBD |
$21,400 |
|
North Dakota |
TBD |
$33,600 |
|
Ohio |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
|
Oklahoma |
$17,000 |
$18,700 |
|
Oregon |
$35,700 |
$35,000 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$9,000 |
$8,750 |
|
Rhode Island |
TBD |
$20,600 1st Tier; $22,100 2nd Tier |
|
South Carolina |
$14,000 |
$12,000 |
|
South Dakota |
$15,000 |
$14,000 |
|
Tennessee |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
|
Texas |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
|
Utah |
TBD |
$30,800 |
|
Vermont |
$16,400 |
$16,000 |
|
Virginia |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
|
Washington |
$42,100 |
$41,300 |
|
West Virginia |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
|
Wisconsin |
$14,000 |
$14,000 |
|
Wyoming |
TBD |
$24,500 |
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