Calculate your projected benefit by filling quarterly wages earned below:
We created this calculator to aid you evaluate what you might obtain if you are entitled. We make no promises that the sum you receive will be equal to what the calculator illustrates.
Florida Unemployment Benefits Calculator
Learn how to apply for Florida unemployment benefits
The most recent figures for Florida show an unemployment rate of 4.5%.
Let’s take a look at a few examples of what you can expect:
- If you make $400 per week in Florida, your estimated weekly benefit is $200 for up to 12 weeks.
- If you make $500 per week in Florida, your estimated weekly benefit is $250 for up to 12 weeks.
- If you make $900 per week in Florida, your estimated weekly benefit is $275 for up to 12 weeks.
- If you make $1000 per week in Florida, your estimated weekly benefit is $275 for up to 12 weeks.
- If you make $2000 per week in Florida, your estimated weekly benefit is $275 for up to 12 weeks.
How are Benefits Calculated
Once you make out how the unemployment are calculated, you will have a fair idea of how much you could receive per week or per benefit period if you were to lose your job. This is significant when you think taking unemployment or searching another job.
Unemployment is computed and one half of what your weekly pay was at the time of the discharge up to your state’s maximum benefit.
The Florida DEO will look at the wages earned during the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters to determine your benefit amounts.
If you filed your claim on or after January 1, 2023, we use the wages you earned between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022.
After recording your wages, the state of Florida will verify if you are eligible for benefits by checking if you have a minimum gross earnings of $3,300 during the base period, at least two quarters of covered wages, and total base period gross wages that are more than 1.5x the highest wage quarter.
- Your Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA) is calculated by dividing the highest quarter by 26 or the weekly amount of $275, whichever is less.
- Your Maximum Benefit Amount (MBA) is calculated by dividing your total base period wages by 4 or the yearly maximum, whichever is less.
Qualifying Wages
The wages used to determine your benefit amounts are the first four of the last five calendar quarters.
The monetary eligibility set by the state of Florida is:
- Claim Maximums: 12 weeks
- Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA): $275
- Maximum Benefit Amount (MBA): $3300
How long will I receive benefits:
Florida permits an individual to obtain unemployment for a maximum of 12 weeks.
The calculation is normally which us smaller: 12xWBA. WBA is the Weekly Benefit Amount, so 12xWBA would be the regular week program.
How much weekly benefit will I receive?
You can guess your Potential Benefits using the calculator at the top of the page. Your weekly benefit amount and the number of weeks of entitlement to benefits are based on the wages you were paid and amount of time you worked during your base period. The Florida weekly benefit amount is calculated by dividing the sum of the wages earned during the highest quarter of the base period by 12, rounded down to the next lower whole dollar. The result cannot exceed the utmost weekly benefit permitted by rule.
The base period is the term used to describe the time frame used as the basis for deciding whether or not you will be monetarily eligible for unemployment.