Washington Revised Code Title 50. Unemployment Compensation § 50.20.120. Amount of benefits

(a) The maximum amount payable weekly shall be either four hundred ninety-six dollars or sixty-three percent of the “average weekly wage” for the calendar year preceding such June 30th, whichever is greater.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) and (b) of this subsection, an individual may not receive a weekly benefit amount that exceeds the individual's weekly wage.  For purposes of this subsection, the “individual's weekly wage” means the individual's annualized total wages divided by 52.  For purposes of this subsection, the “individual's annualized total wages” means the average quarterly wages of the individual's total wages during the two quarters of the individual's base year in which such total wages were highest, multiplied by four.  This subsection applies to claims with an effective date on or after January 2, 2022, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule to continue eligibility of claimants in this state for federal unemployment benefits or receipt of federal funds under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act (P.L. 116-136), the continued assistance for unemployed workers act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260), or other act extending such benefits or funds.