What does paid family leave cost across your states?
Enter payroll per state. 2026 rates for all 14 US jurisdictions that run a paid leave program, with the employer and employee share of each.
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Estimates only. Confirm current rates with your state agency before filing or budgeting.
How each state’s program works
California
1.3%Entirely employee-funded.
Cap none
Colorado
0.88%Split evenly between employer and employee.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 10 staff
Connecticut
0.5%Entirely employee-funded.
Cap $184,500
Delaware
0.8%Split evenly between employer and employee.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 25 staff
District of Columbia
0.75%Entirely employer-funded.
Cap none
Maine
1%Split evenly between employer and employee.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 15 staff
Maryland
—Contributions begin January 1, 2027 at 0.9%.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 15 staff
Massachusetts
0.88%Employer pays 60%, employee pays 40%.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 25 staff
Minnesota
0.88%Split evenly between employer and employee.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 31 staff
New Jersey
0.42%Entirely employee-funded.
Cap $171,100
New York
0.432%Entirely employee-funded.
Cap $95,349
Oregon
1%Employer pays 40%, employee pays 60%.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 25 staff
Rhode Island
1.1%Entirely employee-funded.
Cap $100,000
Washington
1.13%Employer pays 29%, employee pays 71%.
Cap $184,500 · Relief under 50 staff
All 14 records were last swept on August 18, 2026. Each state page shows the date and the agency source for its own figures. See how these rates are sourced.
Why a separate calculator
There is no federal program
Fourteen jurisdictions each run their own scheme, with their own rate, split, wage cap and small-employer exemption. Nothing at the federal level ties them together.
Each agency covers only itself
Every state publishes a calculator for its own program. An employer with staff in four states runs four tools and adds the results up by hand.
The rules do not match
District of Columbia is employer-funded, New York is employee-funded, Washington splits 28.57/71.43. Small-employer headcount is national in some states and in-state in others. Those details are where the errors live.