Why maximums change
Most caps are a fixed share of the state’s average weekly wage — 90% in Washington and Colorado, 64% in Massachusetts, 67% for New York PFL, 70% in New Jersey, 100% in Minnesota and Maine, 120% in Oregon — so they rise every year with wages. Connecticut ties its cap to the minimum wage (60 times it). Delaware, DC, Maryland and New York disability set a dollar amount in law. A few programs change mid-year: Rhode Island, Colorado and Maine in July, Oregon at the start of July benefit years, Minnesota in late October and DC on October 1.
Which cap applies to you depends on the program’s trigger date — usually the first day of leave or the date the claim is filed — not the date the payments arrive. In Colorado, claims in progress are recalculated when the cap changes on July 1.
Every program, by window
California: California SDI
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,765 |
EDD posts the 2027 maximum after the Department of Industrial Relations sets the 2027 workers’ comp maximum (late November last year); the SDI rate is due by October 31.
Colorado: Colorado FAMLI
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | $1,381.45 |
| Jul 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,448.02 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Jun 30, 2027 | $1,448.02 |
Resets July 1, 2027. The 2027 premium (0.86%) is already set.
Connecticut: CT Paid Leave
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,016.40 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | $1,048.80 |
2027 follows from the $17.48 minimum wage announced August 5, 2026.
Delaware: Delaware Paid Leave
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $900 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | $900 |
$900 is fixed by statute for 2026 and 2027; indexed from 2028.
District of Columbia: DC Paid Family Leave
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | $1,190 |
| Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | $1,190 |
| Oct 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027 | $1,100 |
The 90% band moves with the DC minimum wage on July 1, 2027; the cap may rise with inflation on October 1, 2027.
Hawaii: Hawaii TDI
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $871 |
DLIR publishes the 2027 maximum in December.
Maine: Maine PFML
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | $1,199 |
| Jul 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,250 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Jun 30, 2027 | $1,250 |
Resets with the state average weekly wage on July 1, 2027.
Maryland: Maryland FAMLI
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 | $1,000 |
Benefits begin January 1, 2028 with a $1,000 cap; the 2028 state average wage is set by December 15, 2027.
Massachusetts: Massachusetts PFML
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,230.39 |
Required by October 1, 2026; not confirmed on the state site when we checked.
Minnesota: Minnesota Paid Leave
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 | $1,423 |
| Oct 25, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Not yet published |
| from Jan 1, 2027 | Not yet published |
Resets on the last Sunday in October — October 25, 2026. Not published when we checked.
New Hampshire: New Hampshire PFML
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $2,128.85 |
60% of the 2027 Social Security wage base ÷ 52, once that base is announced.
New Jersey: New Jersey TDI & FLI
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,119 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | $1,158 |
2027 TDI maximum published ($1,158); FLI uses the same statutory cap. Worker rates usually appear in late December.
New York: New York PFL & DBL
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $170 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | $170 |
2027 already published (DFS decision of August 31, 2026). The DBL $170 cap is fixed in statute.
Oregon: Paid Leave Oregon
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026 | $1,636.56 |
| Jun 28, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,692.16 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Jun 26, 2027 | $1,692.16 |
Resets for benefit years starting around July 4, 2027; announced in late spring.
Rhode Island: Rhode Island TDI & TCI
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | $1,103 |
| Jul 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,150 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Jun 30, 2027 | $1,150 |
$1,150 runs to June 30, 2027; DLT announces the next maximum each June.
Vermont: Vermont FMLI
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $2,031.92 |
Shown on the insurer’s program page; tied to the policy.
Washington: Washington Paid Leave
| Leave or claim starting | Weekly maximum |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $1,647 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | $1,727 |
2027 published in June 2026. The premium for 2027 is due by mid-November.
What “not yet published” means here
We list a future maximum only after the agency or the statute fixes it. Where a figure is still pending, the calculator asks you to type the official number from the agency’s announcement instead of projecting one; agency forecasts are not the same as the figure they finally publish, and the difference lands in your paycheck.