Cost-to-hire calculator
Salary is only part of the bill. Add employer taxes, unemployment insurance, state leave programs, workers' comp and benefits to see the full cost of a hire.
Employer cost on top of a $50,000 salary
| State | SUTA wage base | New-employer SUTA rate | Employer taxes & insurance | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $8,000 | 2.7% | $4,638 | $54,638 |
| Alaska | $54,200 | 1% | $4,947 | $54,947 |
| Arizona | $8,000 | 2% | $4,377 | $54,377 |
| Arkansas | $7,000 | 2% | $4,272 | $54,272 |
| California | $7,000 | 3.5% | $5,147 | $55,147 |
| Colorado | $30,600 | 3.05% | $5,545 | $55,545 |
| Connecticut | $27,000 | 1.9% | $5,120 | $55,120 |
| Delaware | $14,500 | 1.2% | $4,726 | $54,726 |
| District of Columbia | $9,000 | 2.9% | $4,868 | $54,868 |
| Florida | $7,000 | 2.7% | $4,556 | $54,556 |
| Georgia | $9,500 | 2.7% | $4,669 | $54,669 |
| Hawaii | $64,500 | 2.41% | $6,332 | $56,332 |
| Idaho | $58,300 | 1% | $4,917 | $54,917 |
| Illinois | $14,250 | 3.35% | $5,014 | $55,014 |
| Indiana | $9,500 | 2.5% | $4,460 | $54,460 |
| Iowa | $20,400 | 1% | $4,676 | $54,676 |
| Kansas | $15,100 | 1.75% | $4,586 | $54,586 |
| Kentucky | $12,000 | 2.7% | $4,571 | $54,571 |
| Louisiana | $7,000 | 1% | $4,642 | $54,642 |
| Maine | $12,000 | 2.54% | $5,107 | $55,107 |
| Maryland | $8,500 | 2.6% | $4,533 | $54,533 |
| Massachusetts | $15,000 | 2.48% | $4,933 | $54,933 |
| Michigan | $9,000 | 2.7% | $4,560 | $54,560 |
| Minnesota | $44,000 | 1.4% | $5,328 | $55,328 |
| Mississippi | $14,000 | 1% | $4,477 | $54,477 |
| Missouri | $9,000 | 2.38% | $4,736 | $54,736 |
| Montana | $47,300 | 1.28% | $5,142 | $55,142 |
| Nebraska | $9,000 | 1.25% | $4,540 | $54,540 |
| Nevada | $43,700 | 3% | $5,543 | $55,543 |
| New Hampshire | $14,000 | 1.7% | $4,715 | $54,715 |
| New Jersey | $44,800 | 2.8% | $6,451 | $56,451 |
| New Mexico | $34,800 | 1% | $4,740 | $54,740 |
| New York | $17,600 | 4.1% | $5,579 | $55,579 |
| North Carolina | $34,200 | 1% | $4,684 | $54,684 |
| North Dakota | $46,600 | 1% | $4,583 | $54,583 |
| Ohio | $9,000 | 2.85% | $4,464 | $54,464 |
| Oklahoma | $25,000 | 1.5% | $4,907 | $54,907 |
| Oregon | $56,700 | 2.4% | $5,712 | $55,712 |
| Pennsylvania | $10,000 | 3.82% | $4,819 | $54,819 |
| Rhode Island | $30,800 | 1.21% | $5,035 | $55,035 |
| South Carolina | $14,000 | 1.06% | $4,530 | $54,530 |
| South Dakota | $15,000 | 1.75% | $4,695 | $54,695 |
| Tennessee | $7,000 | 2.7% | $4,456 | $54,456 |
| Texas | $9,000 | 2.7% | $4,500 | $54,500 |
| Utah | $50,700 | 1.2% | $4,782 | $54,782 |
| Vermont | $15,400 | 1% | $4,986 | $54,986 |
| Virginia | $8,000 | 2.5% | $4,432 | $54,432 |
| Washington | $78,200 | 1.25% | $5,328 | $55,328 |
| West Virginia | $9,500 | 2.7% | $4,394 | $54,394 |
| Wisconsin | $14,000 | 3.05% | $5,004 | $55,004 |
| Wyoming | $33,800 | 1.69% | $5,143 | $55,143 |
Excludes benefits. Uses each state's new-employer SUTA rate and a workers' comp benchmark, tax year 2026.