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title: State Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Bases for 2019
description: State unemployment insurance taxable wage bases for 2016 through 2019 are available on the APA website.
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# [State Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Bases for 2019](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/state-unemployment-insurance-taxable-wage-bases-for-2019)

 Written by [PayrollOrg Staff](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/author/apa-staff) | Nov 1, 2018 8:11:15 PM

Most states have released their state unemployment insurance (SUI) taxable wage bases for 2019. The APA website has a list of the [**SUI taxable wage bases from 2016-2019**](https://www.americanpayroll.org/compliance/compliance-overview/state-unemployment-wage-bases), and it will continue to be updated with the wage bases of the remaining states.

Following the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) scheme, SUI contributions (taxes) are determined by applying a certain percentage to the taxable wages paid by the employer. FUTA requires that each state’s taxable wage base must at least equal the FUTA taxable wage base of $7,000 per employee, and most states have wage bases that exceed the required amount. The states use various formulas for determining their taxable wage base, with a few tying theirs by law to the FUTA wage base and others using a percentage of the state’s average annual wage.

For more information on SUI taxable wage bases and tax rates, see *[**APA’s Guide to State Payroll Laws**](https://ebiz.americanpayroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=7125&_ga=2.118966157.526034569.1541012849-1352518166.1522789346),* Table 8.2 – Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Bases, Contribution Rates, and Experience Rating Methods.

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