--- title: "Paid Family Leave Calculator 2026: Weekly Benefit in Every State With PFL" url: https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/ description: "Your weekly paid family leave benefit, paid weeks and lost pay in California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota, Maine, Delaware, Rhode Island and DC, with each state's 2026 formula, maximum and waiting week." publisher: DecisionsCalc note: General information, not financial, tax or legal advice. Figures name their source and the date they were read. --- [US · figures checked 3 Nov 2026](https://decisionscalc.com/methodology/) Family · United States # Paid family leave calculator, every state There is no federal paid leave, but **12 states and DC** pay a share of your wages while you bond with a new child, and the birth parent can usually add pregnancy and recovery weeks. See your weekly benefit, how many weeks are paid and how much pay you lose, on each state's 2026 rules. **Official rules:** each state's paid leave agency, read 3 November 2026, for example [California EDD](https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/Calculating_PFL_Benefit_Payment_Amounts/), [New York PFL](https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/2026), [New Jersey FLI](https://www.nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/worker/fli/), [Massachusetts PFML](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/how-pfml-weekly-benefit-amounts-are-calculated-andor-changed), [Minnesota Paid Leave](https://pl.mn.gov/resources/calculators/estimate-your-payments) and [Colorado FAMLI](https://famli.colorado.gov/news-article/colorados-new-average-weekly-wage-and-how-it-affects-famli-claims-0); every state's source is in the [planner](https://decisionscalc.com/parental-leave-planner/). States work out weekly pay from your recent quarters: steady pay is assumed. Recovery weeks are for an uncomplicated birth. Each state checks your earnings before it pays. General information, not legal advice. ## Every state at $75,000 a year (birth parent, all paid weeks) | State | A week | Paid weeks | Total | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | New Jersey | $1,119 | 22 | $24,618 | | Minnesota | $1,129 | 18 | $20,321 | | California | $1,127 | 17 | $19,160 | | Washington | $1,105 | 16 | $17,679 | | Massachusetts | $1,022 | 17 | $17,378 | | Oregon | $1,179 | 14 | $16,512 | | District of Columbia | $1,100 | 14 | $15,400 | | Connecticut | $1,016 | 14 | $14,230 | | New York | $966 | 21 | $13,126 | | Colorado | $1,043 | 12 | $12,515 | | Rhode Island | $866 | 14 | $12,128 | | Maine | $1,102 | 11 | $12,120 | | Delaware | $900 | 12 | $10,800 | New York pays its recovery weeks as disability benefits (50% up to $170 a week), so its total is lower than its weekly rate suggests. Massachusetts and Washington use their 2027 maximums (benefit years starting in 2027). ## Each state in detail Weekly pay, weeks, worked examples and the official sources for every program: [California](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/california/) · [Colorado](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/colorado/) · [Connecticut](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/connecticut/) · [District of Columbia](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/district-of-columbia/) · [Delaware](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/delaware/) · [Massachusetts](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/massachusetts/) · [Maine](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/maine/) · [Minnesota](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/minnesota/) · [New Jersey](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/new-jersey/) · [New York](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/new-york/) · [Oregon](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/oregon/) · [Rhode Island](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/rhode-island/) · [Washington](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/us-paid-family-leave-calculator/washington/). ## Both parents, top-ups and a savings target The [Parental Leave Planner](https://decisionscalc.com/parental-leave-planner/) ($19 spreadsheet) runs these rules for both parents week by week, from the state each one works in, adds employer paid leave or short-term disability, and gives you the household income gap month by month and how much to save each month before the baby arrives. The [FMLA and paid leave guide](https://decisionscalc.com/articles/fmla-paid-leave-guide/) explains how to stack the programs, and [the true cost of a baby](https://decisionscalc.com/articles/true-cost-of-having-a-baby/) puts the lost pay next to the other costs. Deciding how to share the bills while one of you is on leave? The [bill split calculator](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/parental-leave-bill-split-calculator/) compares 50/50, a split by income, and a split that leaves you both the same money. When childcare starts, the [FSA vs child care credit calculator](https://decisionscalc.com/tools/dependent-care-fsa-vs-credit-calculator/) shows whether the $7,500 FSA or the 2026 credit saves you more. ## Frequently asked questions **Which states have paid family leave?** Twelve states and DC pay benefits from a state fund: California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington. Maryland's benefits start in 2028. Elsewhere, federal FMLA gives 12 weeks of job-protected leave but no pay. **How much is paid family leave?** A share of your weekly pay up to a weekly maximum that each state sets. For 2026: California 90% (70% for higher earners) up to $1,765 a week, New York 67% up to $1,228.53, New Jersey 85% up to $1,119, Massachusetts 80% of pay up to half the state average wage and 50% above, Oregon 100% up to 65% of the state average wage. The calculator uses each state's exact formula. **How many weeks do I get?** Usually 12 weeks of bonding leave for each parent (8 in California and Rhode Island). The birth parent can usually add pregnancy and recovery weeks, as disability or medical leave, up to a combined limit: for example 16 weeks in Washington, 20 in Minnesota and 26 in Massachusetts and New York. **Is paid family leave taxable?** State benefits are generally taxable income for federal income tax; some states do not tax them. This calculator shows the benefit before tax. Our planner [Parental Leave Planner](https://decisionscalc.com/parental-leave-planner/) Both parents’ leave week by week: state pay, employer top-ups, the household income gap and a savings target. US$19 one-time · Excel and Google Sheets · US, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland editions [See inside the planner →](https://decisionscalc.com/parental-leave-planner/) ## Get an email when US rules change Tax bands, allowances and benefit rates change every year. We email you when a rule our US calculators use changes, usually a few times a year. Confirm by email; unsubscribe in one click. Was this page useful? **Report a wrong figure or missing information**