Applies the TWC computation rules (Texas Labor Code ch. 207; benefit amounts effective October 5, 2025) to the wages you enter. Estimates only — TWC determines actual amounts.
Texas benefit amounts change every October. Get a free email alert when TWC updates its rates — sourced from .gov only.
How this tool works. The estimator divides your highest-quarter wages by 25 and rounds to the nearest dollar, bounded by the minimum ($75) and maximum ($605) weekly benefit amounts effective October 5, 2025 — the cap is recomputed by the Texas Workforce Commission every October at 47.6% of the state average weekly wage. The maximum benefit amount is the lesser of 26 times your weekly benefit or 27% of your total base-period wages, so claims can pay from about 10 to 26 weeks. The eligibility check applies the monetary thresholds: wages in at least two base-period quarters and total base-period wages of at least 37 times your weekly benefit amount.
Limitations. This is a calculation, not a determination. Non-monetary requirements (unemployed through no fault of your own, registered on WorkInTexas.com within three business days, meeting your local work-search requirement, able and available for work) also apply and are assessed by TWC. The first payable week (“waiting week”) is held until you return to full-time work or exhaust your benefits. This tool does not cover federal extensions, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, or shared-work claims.