Paid Leave Calc
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100 primary sources, each read in full on the date shown. Only sources the calculator actually uses are listed.

California — California SDI

  1. California EDD: Calculating Disability Insurance benefit payment amounts
    Supplies: 2026 maximum ($1,765) and minimum ($50) weekly benefit; 90% / 70% replacement bands; $1,127 band. Checked .
  2. California EDD: Calculating Paid Family Leave benefit payment amounts
    Supplies: Same PFL benefit bands and 2026 maximum. Checked .
  3. California EDD: DE 2589, Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave Weekly Benefit Amounts (Rev. 17, 1-26)
    Supplies: Full 2026 benefit table by highest-quarter wages (engine is tested against every row); base period by claim month. Checked .
  4. California Legislature: Unemployment Insurance Code §2655 (SB 951 benefit formula)
    Supplies: 90%/70% formula, 70% of state average quarterly wage threshold, 63% of SAWW floor, round-up rule. Checked .
  5. California Department of Industrial Relations: News release 2025-116: 2026 TTD maximum and state average weekly wage
    Supplies: State average weekly wage for 2026 ($1,789); TTD maximum $1,764.11 that sets the $1,765 cap. Checked .
  6. California EDD: Rates and withholding
    Supplies: 2026 SDI worker contribution 1.3% with no taxable wage limit. Checked .
  7. California Legislature: Unemployment Insurance Code §2627 (waiting period)
    Supplies: Seven-day unpaid waiting period for Disability Insurance. Checked .
  8. California EDD: Integration and coordination of benefits
    Supplies: Paid Family Leave has no waiting period. Checked .
  9. California Legislature: Unemployment Insurance Code §2653 (maximum DI award)
    Supplies: DI maximum of 52 × weekly benefit, never more than base-period wages. Checked .
  10. California Legislature: Unemployment Insurance Code §3301 (Paid Family Leave)
    Supplies: PFL maximum of 8 weeks within any 12-month period. Checked .
  11. California Legislature: Unemployment Insurance Code §2652 (eligibility)
    Supplies: $300 minimum base-period wages. Checked .

Colorado — Colorado FAMLI

  1. Colorado FAMLI Division: C.R.S. Title 8, Article 13.3 (as revised Aug. 6, 2025), linked from Rules & Guidance
    Supplies: 90% up to half the state AWW plus 50% above; max 90% of state AWW; AWW = highest quarter ÷ 13; 0.88% premium for 2026; $2,500 eligibility; durations. Checked .
  2. Colorado FAMLI Division: Rules & guidance (state average weekly wage notices; 7 CCR 1107)
    Supplies: State AWW $1,534.94 / max $1,381.45 (from July 1, 2025); $1,608.91 / $1,448.02 (from July 1, 2026); 2027 premium 0.86%; in-progress claims recalculated. Checked .
  3. Colorado FAMLI Division: Employers
    Supplies: Premium split 0.44% employer / 0.44% employee. Checked .
  4. Colorado FAMLI Division: Individuals and families FAQs
    Supplies: No waiting period. Checked .

Connecticut — CT Paid Leave

  1. Connecticut General Assembly: C.G.S. Chapter 557 (§§31-49e to 31-49u, paid family and medical leave)
    Supplies: 95% up to 40× minimum wage plus 60% above, max 60× minimum wage; base weekly earnings = two highest quarters ÷ 26 rounded down; $2,325 highest-quarter test; 0.5% contribution up to the Social Security base; 12 + 2 weeks. Checked .
  2. Connecticut Paid Leave Authority: Before you apply
    Supplies: 2026 maximum $1,016.40 and 95% band $677.60; minimum-wage changes do not alter an active claim. Checked .
  3. Office of Governor Ned Lamont: Press release, Aug. 5, 2026: minimum wage will increase
    Supplies: Connecticut minimum wage $17.48 from Jan. 1, 2027 ($16.94 in 2026), which sets the 2027 benefit band and maximum. Checked .
  4. Connecticut Paid Leave Authority: How CT Paid Leave works
    Supplies: 0.5% worker contribution. Checked .

Delaware — Delaware Paid Leave

  1. State of Delaware: 19 Del. C. Chapter 37 (Healthy Delaware Families Act)
    Supplies: 80% of average weekly wages rounded up; $100 minimum; $900 maximum in 2026 and 2027; 0.8% contribution (0.4% medical, 0.08% caregiving, 0.32% parental), employee up to 50%; 12 weeks parental, 6 weeks medical/caregiving in 24 months. Checked .
  2. Delaware Department of Labor: How Delaware Paid Leave works — FAQs
    Supplies: Benefits from Jan. 1, 2026; rate guaranteed at 0.8% through 2026; eligibility. Checked .
  3. Delaware Department of Labor: Employer and TPA guide to Delaware Paid Leave
    Supplies: Contributions apply to FICA wages up to the FICA wage limit. Checked .

District of Columbia — DC Paid Family Leave

  1. Council of the District of Columbia: D.C. Code §32-541.04 (benefits)
    Supplies: 90% up to 150% × 40 × DC minimum wage, plus 50% above; waiting week eliminated for claims from July 25, 2022. Checked .
  2. Council of the District of Columbia: D.C. Code §32-541.01 (definitions)
    Supplies: Average weekly wage = four highest of the last five quarters ÷ 52. Checked .
  3. DC Paid Family Leave (DOES): Program updates
    Supplies: Maximum weekly benefit $1,100 for claims filed from Oct. 1, 2026 (was $1,190); FY2027 Budget Support Act. Checked .
  4. DC Paid Family Leave (DOES): Frequently asked questions
    Supplies: Leave weeks 12-10-6-2 for claims from Oct. 1, 2026 (12-12-12-2 before); 12-week combined cap. Checked .
  5. DC Department of Employment Services: 2026 minimum wage increase notice
    Supplies: DC minimum wage $18.40 from July 1, 2026 ($17.95 before). Checked .
  6. DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer: Fiscal impact statement: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act of 2026
    Supplies: Maximum capped at $1,100 for all benefit types, inflation increases each Oct. 1 subject to solvency certification. Checked .
  7. DC Paid Family Leave (DOES): Tax calculators
    Supplies: Employer contribution 0.75% in every quarter of 2026. Checked .

Hawaii — Hawaii TDI

  1. Hawaii DLIR Disability Compensation Division: 2026 maximum weekly wage base and weekly benefit amount (Dec. 10, 2025)
    Supplies: 2026 maximum weekly benefit $871; weekly wage base $1,500.21; employee withholding up to 0.5%, max $7.50/week. Checked .
  2. Hawaii State Legislature: HRS Chapter 392, Temporary Disability Insurance (2017 compilation)
    Supplies: 58% of AWW rounded up; AWW under $26 rule; 7-day waiting period; 26 weeks; eligibility. Checked .
  3. Hawaii DLIR: Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 12, Chapter 11 (TDI)
    Supplies: Average weekly wage for non-salaried workers: last eight weeks. Checked .
  4. Hawaii DLIR Disability Compensation Division: TDI frequently asked questions
    Supplies: 14 weeks of 20+ hours and $400 in 52 weeks. Checked .

Maine — Maine PFML

  1. Maine Legislature: 26 M.R.S. §850-C (benefits)
    Supplies: 90% up to 50% of the state AWW plus 66% above, maximum = state AWW; 7-day wait for medical leave. Checked .
  2. Maine Legislature: 26 M.R.S. §850-A (eligibility)
    Supplies: Base-period wages of at least 6 × the state average weekly wage. Checked .
  3. Maine Legislature: 26 M.R.S. §850-B (leave entitlement)
    Supplies: 12 weeks in the aggregate in a benefit year. Checked .
  4. Maine Department of Labor: Rule 12-702, Chapter 1 (benefits)
    Supplies: Tier rounding rules; average weekly wage = base-period wages ÷ 52; state AWW updated each July 1. Checked .
  5. Maine Department of Labor: PFML premium and benefit chart (2026)
    Supplies: Maximum $1,250 (state AWW rounded); 0.5% employee premium up to the $184,500 Social Security cap; worked benefit amounts by earnings. Checked .
  6. Maine Workers’ Compensation Board: 2026 state average weekly wage notice (rev. Aug. 14, 2026)
    Supplies: State AWW $1,249.12 from July 1, 2026; $1,198.84 for July 2025 – June 2026. Checked .
  7. Maine Department of Labor: PFML workplace poster (2025)
    Supplies: Employee premium no more than 0.5% of wages for 2025 through 2027. Checked .

Maryland — Maryland FAMLI

  1. Maryland General Assembly: Labor & Employment §8.3-703 (benefit amount)
    Supplies: 90% up to 65% of the state AWW plus 50% above; $50 minimum; $1,000 maximum through 2028; AWW = highest quarter ÷ 13. Checked .
  2. Maryland General Assembly: Labor & Employment §8.3-702 (duration)
    Supplies: 12 weeks per application year, up to 24 in specific cases. Checked .
  3. Maryland General Assembly: Chapter 363 of 2025 (HB 102)
    Supplies: Contributions from Jan. 1, 2027; benefits no later than Jan. 3, 2028. Checked .
  4. Maryland Department of Labor: About the FAMLI program
    Supplies: Announced timeline: contributions Jan. 1, 2027; benefits Jan. 1, 2028. Checked .
  5. Maryland Department of Labor: Make contributions
    Supplies: 0.9% of wages up to the Social Security cap, split equally, for wages paid in 2027. Checked .

Massachusetts — Massachusetts PFML

  1. Massachusetts Legislature: M.G.L. c.175M §3 (benefit amounts)
    Supplies: 80% up to half the state AWW plus 50% above; maximum 64% of state AWW; 7-day waiting period. Checked .
  2. Massachusetts Legislature: M.G.L. c.175M §2 (leave entitlement)
    Supplies: 12 weeks family, 20 weeks medical, 26 combined; no family waiting week after pregnancy medical leave. Checked .
  3. Massachusetts DFML: How PFML weekly benefit amounts are calculated and/or changed
    Supplies: 2026 state AWW $1,922.48; maximum $1,230.39; AWW from two highest of last four quarters. Checked . mass.gov blocks automated requests; read via the Internet Archive copy dated Oct. 2, 2026.
  4. Massachusetts DFML: Employer contribution rates and calculator
    Supplies: 2026 total 0.88%; employee may pay up to 0.46%; contributions capped at the Social Security maximum. Checked . Read via the Internet Archive copy dated Sept. 16, 2026.
  5. Massachusetts Legislature: Chapter 101 of the Acts of 2026
    Supplies: Swaps the family/medical employee shares from 2027. Checked .
  6. Massachusetts Legislature: M.G.L. c.151A §1 (definitions)
    Supplies: Average weekly wage = one twenty-sixth of the two highest quarters. Checked .

Minnesota — Minnesota Paid Leave

  1. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. §268B.04 (benefits)
    Supplies: 90% / 66% / 55% bands at 50% and 100% of the state AWW; maximum = state AWW; new maximum applies from the last Sunday in October. Checked .
  2. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes: Minn. Stat. §268B.01 (definitions)
    Supplies: Average weekly wage = high-quarter wages ÷ 13. Checked .
  3. Minnesota Paid Leave: Estimate your payments
    Supplies: Current state average weekly wage and maximum $1,423; bands at $711.50 and $1,423; about $3,900 to qualify. Checked .
  4. Minnesota Paid Leave: Premium rate and contributions
    Supplies: Premium 0.88% for 2026 and 2027; employers may collect up to 0.44% from employees. Checked .
  5. Minnesota Paid Leave: Common questions
    Supplies: No waiting period; paid for the entire approved leave. Checked .

New Hampshire — New Hampshire PFML

  1. MetLife (New Hampshire’s program insurer): New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave
    Supplies: 60% of AWW from the last four completed quarters; 2026 cap $184,500 → max $2,128.85; 6 weeks; 7-day / 7-month waits; $5 weekly individual premium cap. Checked .
  2. New Hampshire General Court: RSA 21-I:99–102 (paid family and medical leave)
    Supplies: 60% of average weekly wage; wages capped at the Social Security taxable maximum. Checked .
  3. Internal Revenue Service: Publication 15 (2026), Employer’s Tax Guide
    Supplies: 2026 Social Security wage base $184,500 (the contribution cap several programs use). Checked .

New Jersey — New Jersey TDI & FLI

  1. NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Press release, Dec. 29, 2025: 2026 benefit rates
    Supplies: 2026 TDI/FLI maximum $1,119; base week $310; alternative earnings $15,500; wage base $171,100. Checked .
  2. NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Employer rate information
    Supplies: 2026 worker rates (TDI 0.19%, FLI 0.23%); 2027 TDI maximum $1,158, base week $319, alternative earnings $16,000, wage base $177,100. Checked .
  3. NJ Division of Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance: Temporary Disability Insurance for workers
    Supplies: 2026 TDI worker contribution 0.19% on the first $171,100. Checked .
  4. NJ Division of Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance: Family Leave Insurance for workers
    Supplies: 2026 FLI worker contribution 0.23% on the first $171,100; 12 weeks / 56 days. Checked .
  5. NJ Division of Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance: TDI frequently asked questions
    Supplies: Waiting week and when it is paid; AWW = base-year earnings ÷ base weeks; 85% of AWW. Checked .
  6. NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Temporary Disability Benefits Law (N.J.S.A. 43:21-25 et seq.)
    Supplies: 85% of AWW, 70% of statewide average cap, rounding down to the dollar; waiting week paid after three payable weeks; one-third of base-year wages cap. Checked .

New York — New York PFL & DBL

  1. New York State Paid Family Leave: 2026 Paid Family Leave updates
    Supplies: 2026 NYS average weekly wage $1,833.63; maximum weekly benefit $1,228.53. Checked .
  2. New York State Paid Family Leave: 2027 Paid Family Leave updates
    Supplies: 2027 NYS average weekly wage $1,922.25; maximum weekly benefit $1,287.91. Checked .
  3. NY Department of Financial Services: Paid Family Leave premium rate decision for 2026
    Supplies: 2026 employee contribution 0.432%, annual maximum $411.91. Checked .
  4. NY Department of Financial Services: Paid Family Leave premium rate decision for 2027 (Aug. 31, 2026)
    Supplies: 2027 employee contribution 0.452%, annual maximum $451.81. Checked .
  5. New York State Senate: Workers’ Compensation Law §204 (benefit amounts)
    Supplies: PFL 67% of AWW capped at 67% of the state AWW, $100 minimum; DBL 50% of AWW capped at $170; full wage if AWW under $20. Checked .
  6. NY Workers’ Compensation Board: Disability benefits: what are they?
    Supplies: DBL based on last 8 weeks; 7-day waiting period; 26 weeks in 52. Checked .
  7. New York State Senate: Workers’ Compensation Law §209 (employee contributions)
    Supplies: DBL employee contribution 0.5% of wages, no more than 60 cents a week. Checked .
  8. New York State Paid Family Leave: Paid Family Leave benefits calculator (2027)
    Supplies: Average weekly wage = average of last eight weeks of pay, using the higher of two eight-week windows. Checked .
  9. New York State Paid Family Leave: Eligibility
    Supplies: 26 consecutive weeks (20+ hours) or 175 days of work. Checked .

Oregon — Paid Leave Oregon

  1. Oregon Legislature: ORS Chapter 657B (Paid Leave Oregon)
    Supplies: 100% up to 65% of state AWW plus 50% above; max 120%, min 5% of state AWW; 1% contribution split 60/40; 12 + 2 weeks; $1,000 eligibility. Checked .
  2. Oregon Secretary of State: OAR 471-070-1000 (definitions)
    Supplies: Employee AWW = base-year wages ÷ 52; state AWW applies for benefit years from the week of July 4. Checked .
  3. Oregon Employment Department: Minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts (June 3, 2025)
    Supplies: Benefit years from July 6, 2025: max $1,636.56, min $68.19 (state AWW $1,363.80). Checked .
  4. Oregon Employment Department: Minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts (May 29, 2026)
    Supplies: Benefit years from June 28, 2026: max $1,692.16, min $70.51 (state AWW $1,410.13). Checked .
  5. Oregon Employment Department: 2026 tax rates press release (Nov. 18, 2025)
    Supplies: 2026 contribution rate 1%; taxable wage maximum $184,500. Checked .
  6. Paid Leave Oregon: Common questions
    Supplies: No waiting week; rate announced by November 15 each year. Checked .

Rhode Island — Rhode Island TDI & TCI

  1. Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws §28-41-5 (benefit rate)
    Supplies: 4.62% of highest-quarter wages (5.38% for benefit years from Jan. 1, 2027); round up; dependency allowance greater of $20 or 7%, up to 5. Checked .
  2. RI Department of Labor and Training: Press release, June 22, 2026: maximum weekly benefit amounts
    Supplies: TDI maximum $1,150 ($1,552 with dependents) for benefit years from July 1, 2026; previous $1,103 / $1,489. Checked . DLT blocks automated requests; read via the Internet Archive copy of this page.
  3. RI Department of Labor and Training: Press release, Dec. 18, 2025: 2026 tax rates
    Supplies: 2026 TDI contribution 1.1% on a $100,000 wage base (maximum $1,100). Checked . Read via the Internet Archive copy of this page.
  4. RI Department of Labor and Training: UI & TDI quick reference, effective July 1, 2026
    Supplies: No waiting week (7 days out of work required); dependency allowance; earnings thresholds at $16 minimum wage. Checked .
  5. RI Department of Labor and Training: TDI/TCI frequently asked questions
    Supplies: Base-period earnings requirements ($19,200, or $3,200 quarter + 1.5× + $6,400); TCI reasons. Checked . Read via the Internet Archive copy of this page.
  6. Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws §28-41-35 (Temporary Caregiver Insurance)
    Supplies: TCI: 8 weeks from Jan. 1, 2026; combined TDI+TCI capped at 30 × weekly rate. Checked .
  7. Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws §28-41-7 (total benefits)
    Supplies: TDI total: 30 × weekly rate and no more than 36% of base-period wages. Checked .
  8. Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws §28-12-3 (minimum wage)
    Supplies: $17.00 minimum wage from Jan. 1, 2027 (sets 2027 earnings thresholds). Checked .

Vermont — Vermont FMLI

  1. The Hartford (State of Vermont’s selected insurer): Vermont FMLI Individual Purchasing Program
    Supplies: 60% of average weekly wages; maximum $2,031.92 a week; 6 weeks combined in 52; benefits from day 8; enrollment rules. Checked .
  2. Office of Governor Phil Scott: Governor launches voluntary paid family and medical leave program
    Supplies: Program design: state employees from July 2023, employers 2024, individuals 2025; 60% for six weeks. Checked .

Washington — Washington Paid Leave

  1. Washington State Legislature: RCW 50A.15.020 (benefits)
    Supplies: 90% up to half the state AWW plus 50% above; $100 minimum; maximum = 90% of state AWW; round down; waiting week rules; durations. Checked .
  2. Washington State Legislature: RCW 50A.05.010 (definitions)
    Supplies: AWW = two highest quarters of the qualifying period ÷ 26, rounded down. Checked .
  3. Washington Employment Security Department: News release: 2026 maximum weekly Paid Leave benefit
    Supplies: 2026 state AWW $1,830; maximum $1,647; minimum $100. Checked .
  4. Washington Employment Security Department: News release, June 10, 2026: 2027 benefit amounts
    Supplies: 2027 state AWW $1,919; maximum $1,727; minimum $100. Checked .
  5. Washington Employment Security Department: News release, Oct. 29, 2025: 2026 premium rate
    Supplies: 2026 premium 1.13%, employees pay 71.43%. Checked .

Federal FMLA and states without a program

  1. U.S. Department of Labor: Fact Sheet #28: The Family and Medical Leave Act
    Supplies: FMLA coverage (50 employees), eligibility (12 months, 1,250 hours, 75 miles), 12 / 26 workweeks, unpaid and job-protected. Checked .
  2. Arizona State Legislature: A.R.S. §23-372 (earned paid sick time accrual)
    Supplies: 1 hour per 30 worked; 40 hours (15+ employees) or 24 hours a year. Checked .
  3. Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity: Earned Sick Time Act
    Supplies: Effective Feb. 21, 2025; 72 hours (40 at small employers). Checked .
  4. Nevada Legislature: NRS Chapter 608 (§608.0197 paid leave)
    Supplies: 0.01923 hours of paid leave per hour worked at employers with 50+ employees; no reason required. Checked .
  5. Wisconsin State Legislature: Wis. Stat. §103.10 (family or medical leave)
    Supplies: 6 weeks birth/adoption, 2 weeks family care, 2 weeks own medical; 50+ employers; 52 weeks and 1,000 hours. Checked .

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