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Unemployment Insurance 2025 Tax Rates

Prior Tax Rates:   2023 |  2024

Note: Employers with a zero rate are still required to file quarterly contribution and wage reports.

Schedule D  Reference Wisconsin Statute 108.18

Taxable wage base $14,000

Reserve Percentage Small Firms under $500,000 Taxable Payroll Large Firms over $500,000 Taxable Payroll
Basic Solvency Total Basic Solvency Total
15% or more 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.05
10% but under 15% 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.15 0.15
9.5% but under 10% 0.05 0.22 0.27 0.05 0.25 0.30
9% but under 9.5% 0.15 0.22 0.37 0.15 0.25 0.40
8.5% but under 9% 0.35 0.30 0.65 0.35 0.35 0.70
8% but under 8.5% 0.50 0.30 0.80 0.50 0.40 0.90
7.5% but under 8% 0.60 0.30 0.90 0.60 0.45 1.05
7% but under 7.5% 0.75 0.35 1.10 0.75 0.50 1.25
6.5% but under 7% 1.00 0.35 1.35 1.00 0.55 1.55
6% but under 6.5% 1.30 0.40 1.70 1.30 0.60 1.90
5.5% but under 6% 1.65 0.45 2.10 1.65 0.65 2.30
5% but under 5.5% 2.00 0.50 2.50 2.00 0.70 2.70
4.5% but under 5% 2.35 0.55 2.90 2.35 0.75 3.10
4% but under 4.5% 2.70 0.60 3.30 2.70 0.75 3.45
3.5% but under 4% 3.15 0.60 3.75 3.15 0.75 3.90
0% but under 3.5% 3.70 0.60 4.30 3.70 0.75 4.45
Overdrawn under 1.0% 5.30 1.10 6.40 5.30 1.10 6.40
1% but under 2% 5.80 1.10 6.90 5.80 1.10 6.90
2% but under 3% 6.30 1.10 7.40 6.30 1.10 7.40
3% but under 4% 6.80 1.10 7.90 6.80 1.10 7.90
4% but under 5% 7.30 1.20 8.50 7.30 1.20 8.50
5% but under 6% 7.80 1.25 9.05 7.80 1.25 9.05
6% but under 7% 8.50 1.25 9.75 8.50 1.25 9.75
7% but under 8% 9.25 1.30 10.55 9.25 1.30 10.55
8% but under 9% 10.00 1.30 11.30 10.00 1.30 11.30
9% or more 10.70 1.30 12.00 10.70 1.30 12.00
New Employer Rate 2.50 0.55 3.05 2.50 0.75 3.25
New Construction Rate 2.35 0.55 2.90 2.35 0.75 3.10