Paid Leave Calc
Figures verified 2026 program values · 2027 where publishedIndependent · not a government site

Paid family & medical leave · state disability insurance

Paid Family Leave Calculator

Pick your state and enter your pay: see your weekly benefit, the total for your leave and every unpaid week, using that state’s own 2026–2027 formula.

Your leave

Reason for leave
All jobs covered by the program, before tax and deductions.
Pay changed recently? Enter it quarter by quarter

Programs look at the wages paid in specific calendar quarters. Leave a box empty to use your pay above for that quarter.

Paid Family Leave: up to 8 weeks in 12 months, no waiting period.
Sets which year's maximum and rules apply.

Estimated weekly benefit · Bonding with a new child

$1,125/week

Total for 8 weeks: $9,000Replaces 90% of your weekly wage

  • Verified figures · 2026
Your average weekly wage (highest base-period quarter ÷ 13)$1,250
90% of highest quarter ÷ 13 (highest quarter $16,250)$1,125
Weekly benefit$1,125
Weeks paid × weekly benefit8 × $1,125
Total benefit for this leave$9,000
SDI 1.3%$845/yr
Your payroll deduction$845/yr · $16.25/wk

What this leaves out: employer top-ups and how EDD integrates sick leave or vacation pay you receive at the same time, partial weeks paid by the day, the $300 base-period eligibility edge, and claims that start on a different date than your leave.

Rule window: Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Source: California EDD · checked · all sources

Your leave, week by week

  • Benefit
  • Usual pay
  • Unpaid waiting week
  • Waiting week paid back
  • Weekly maximum

The weekly maximum ($1,765) is well above your benefit, so it does not limit you.

Calculators by state

15 jurisdictions have a state paid leave or disability insurance program (Maryland’s starts paying in 2028); Vermont and New Hampshire offer voluntary plans. Each page uses that program’s own wage rules, maximums and waiting weeks.

No state program in 34 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

How the calculator works

Every program does three things in a different way: it decides which of your wages count, replaces a share of them, and caps the result. California uses your best calendar quarter from about a year ago; New York averages your last eight weeks; Washington, Massachusetts and Connecticut take your two best quarters; Oregon and Maine spread a whole year over 52 weeks. Some replace a flat share (New Jersey 85%, Hawaii 58%), others use bands that are more generous to lower earners (Oregon replaces 100% of the first part of your wage). The calculator applies the rule for the date your leave starts and draws the result week by week, so a waiting week or the end of your entitlement is visible at a glance. The full comparison sets out each formula.

Answers to common questions

Which states have paid family leave in 2026?

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and the District of Columbia pay family and medical leave benefits. Hawaii pays temporary disability only. Maryland collects contributions from January 2027 and pays benefits from January 2028. Vermont and New Hampshire run voluntary insurance you or your employer can buy.

How much will I get each week?

Most programs replace a bigger share of pay for lower earners — 90% of the first part of your wage in many states, 100% in Oregon — and a smaller share above that, up to a weekly maximum. For leave starting in 2026 the mandatory maximums run from $871 (Hawaii disability) to $1,765 (California); New York’s separate disability benefit is capped at just $170. Enter your pay above for your own figure.

Is the first week paid?

Not everywhere. California and Hawaii disability claims, New York disability, Massachusetts leave and Maine medical leave all start with an unpaid 7-day waiting week; New Jersey pays its waiting week back once disability lasts long enough; Washington waives it for bonding. Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Minnesota and family leave in California and New York have none.

How long can I be paid?

Family leave usually runs 12 weeks (8 in California and Rhode Island; 6 for family care in DC and for medical or caregiving leave in Delaware). Disability for your own health can last longer: 26 weeks in New Jersey, New York and Hawaii, 30 in Rhode Island and 52 in California.

My state has no program. What do I get?

No state weekly benefit. Federal FMLA may protect your job for up to 12 weeks, but it is unpaid. See what applies in states without a program.

Why might my official benefit differ?

Agencies use the wages your employers reported for exact quarters or weeks, and they apply alternate base periods, partial-week rules and offsets that a planning tool cannot see. Use the “pay changed recently” option for uneven earnings, and confirm with the agency linked on each state page.

All figures checked against their primary sources on . See every source.