How much maternity leave do you actually get?

Ask a chatbot and you get a national average from whenever its information stops. This gives you your state's current numbers — each one verified against the agency that publishes it, and re-checked every week — for your salary, your employer, and your delivery.

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Step 1: What state do you work in?

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What state do you work in?

States we currently cover.

Each state has its own detailed page with the program math, eligibility rules, and how-to-apply guidance:

Two more states have enacted paid family leave but aren't paying benefits yet: Maryland (benefits January 2028) and Virginia (benefits December 2028). We'll add them once their programs go live — check each state's program page for the latest start date, as these timelines have shifted before.

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How this calculator works

This calculator handles the full picture of US maternity leave: federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for job protection, state Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI/SDI/DBL) for medical recovery, state Paid Family Leave (PFL/FLI) for bonding leave, and any voluntary employer benefits you have on top.

The wizard asks a short series of questions: which state you work in, your role in welcoming the child, your tenure and hours worked, employer size, salary, pay frequency, birth type, and multiples. From those answers it produces a personalized week-by-week timeline showing each phase of your leave, how much each week pays, dated action items (when to file FMLA, when to file your state claim, when to add baby to insurance), and a "How we calculated this" section citing primary sources for every program that contributes to your timeline.

How the data stays current

State paid family leave parameters typically update annually around January 1, when new wage caps and contribution rates take effect. An automated weekly monitor watches each state government's program pages for changes; detected changes are flagged for human verification before any update propagates to the calculator. The result: when New Jersey raises its weekly cap or California adjusts its tiered replacement rates, you see the new numbers within days, not months. See the methodology page for the full data freshness pipeline.

What this calculator doesn't model

Federal income tax and FICA withholdings (your wage replacement is taxable; we show gross figures). Self-employed and 1099 contractors (most state programs are opt-in and require pre-pregnancy enrollment). Multi-state work arrangements with edge cases around remote employment across state lines. Employer top-up plans that supplement state PFL to 100% of pay vary too widely to model precisely.

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