State unemployment tax (SUTA)
- Wage base
- $44,000 per employee a year
- New-employer rate
- Industry averageEach new employer pays the average rate of its industry; there is no single number.
- Construction
- Plumbing 2.38% · HVAC 2.38% · Electrical 2.06%for new construction employers
No single new-employer rate: each new employer pays the average rate for its industry. Unemployment Insurance Minnesota (UIMN) 2026 new-employer rates (construction is set by 5-digit NAICS): Electrical Contractors 2.06%; Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors 2.38%. Every employer also pays the 0.40% base tax rate, and a 14.00% additional assessment is charged on the tax.
Charged with it
- Base tax 0.40% — billed on top of the rate.
- Additional assessment 14% of the UI tax (not of wages) — billed on top of the rate.
Per tech, a year 2.38% × $44,000 = $1,047With the base tax and additional assessment billed on top: (2.38% + 0.40%) × 1.14 × $44,000 = $1,394At the construction rate, for a plumber paid the state median ($45.39 × 2,080 h = $94,411). The calculator uses the rate alone.
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