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SUI/SDI Taxable Wage
Updated December 10, 2007
Please review each state’s Unemployment or Disability Wage Base.
All wage bases known to have changed are bolded. Some states will not finalize their wage bases until February or March of next year.
States may set limits for the amount of wages paid to each covered employee that are taxable for unemployment insurance purposes. The wage base may not be set below the federal standard of $7,000.
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STATE
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2007 ($)
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2008 ($)
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Alabama
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8,000
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8,000
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Alaska
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30,100
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31,300
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Arizona
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7,000
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7,000
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Arkansas
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10,000
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10,000
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California
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7,000
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7,000
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Colorado
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10,000
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10,000
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Connecticut
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15,000
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15,000
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Delaware
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8,500
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10,500
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District of Columbia
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9,000
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9,000
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Florida
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7,000
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7,000
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Georgia
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8,500
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8,500
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Hawaii
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35,300
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13,000
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Idaho
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30,200
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30,200
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Illinois
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11,500
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12,000
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Indiana
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7,000
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7,000
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Iowa
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22,000
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22,800
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Kansas
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8,000
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8,000
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Kentucky
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8,000
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8,000
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Louisiana
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7,000
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7,000
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Maine
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12,000
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12,000
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Maryland
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8,500
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8,500
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Massachusetts
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14,000
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14,000
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Michigan
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9,000
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9,000
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Minnesota
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24,000
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25,000
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Mississippi
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7,000
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7,000
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Missouri
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11,000
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12,000
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Montana
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22,700
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23,800
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Nebraska
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9,000
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9,000
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Nevada
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24,600
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25,400
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New Hampshire
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8,000
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8,000
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New Jersey
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26,600
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27,700
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New Mexico
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18,600
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19,900
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New York
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8,500
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8,500
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North Carolina
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17,800
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18,600
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North Dakota
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21,300
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22,100
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Ohio
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9,000
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9,000
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Oklahoma
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13,200
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13,600
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Oregon
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29,000
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30,200
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Pennsylvania
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8,000
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8,000
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Puerto Rico
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7,000
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7,000
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Rhode Island
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14,000
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14,000
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South Carolina
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7,000
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7,000
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South Dakota
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8,500
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9,000
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Tennessee
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7,000
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7,000
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Texas
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9,000
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9,000
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Utah
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25,400
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26,700
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Vermont
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8,000
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8,000
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Virginia
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8,000
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8,000
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Washington
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31,400
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34,000
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West Virginia
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8,000
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8,000
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Wisconsin
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10,500
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10,500
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Wyoming
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18,100
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20,100
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