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Maternity leave pay calculator

Work out how much employment insurance and the company pay during maternity leave and a spouse's childbirth leave, with the 2026 caps and floor.

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Which leave

Birth

Premature means born before 37 weeks or under 2.5 kg and admitted to neonatal intensive care within 24 hours of birth.

Company

Which companies count as priority support companies

A company whose regular workers in its main industry are at or below these numbers, or any SME under the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises:

  • Manufacturing: 500
  • Mining, construction, transport and storage, information and communications, business facility management and support services, professional, scientific and technical services, health and social welfare: 300
  • Wholesale and retail, accommodation and food, finance and insurance, arts, sports and recreation: 200
  • Other industries: 100
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Base pay plus allowances paid regularly and to everyone, plus regular bonuses for the year ÷ 12.

209 for a 40-hour week. Part-time: (weekly hours + paid weekly holiday hours) × 365 ÷ 7 ÷ 12.

Result

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Rules and sources

  • Maternity leave is 90 days (premature baby 100, twins or more 120) in calendar days, holidays included. At least 45 days (60 for twins or more) must come after the birth (Labor Standards Act art. 74(1)).
  • The company pays the first 60 days (75 for twins or more) at the ordinary wage and may count what employment insurance pays toward this (art. 74(4)).
  • Employment insurance pays the ordinary wage as of the leave start in 30-day units, up to 2,200,000 won per 30 days in 2026 (6,600,000 for 90 days). At a priority support company it covers the whole leave, at a large company only the days after day 60 (75) (Employment Insurance Act art. 76, MOEL notice 2025-124).
  • If the hourly ordinary wage is below the minimum wage on the start date, the minimum wage × monthly hours is used (Enforcement Decree art. 101).
  • You need 180 insured paid days by the end of the leave. Apply on Work24 or at a job center between 1 month after the start and 12 months after the end (Employment Insurance Act art. 75).
  • A spouse's childbirth leave is 20 paid working days. Employment insurance pays only workers at priority support companies, up to 1,684,210 won for 20 days in 2026 (Equal Employment Act art. 18-2, Employment Insurance Act art. 76).
  • The ordinary wage is pay given regularly and to everyone. It no longer has to be fixed in advance (Supreme Court en banc, 19 December 2024).
  • Foreign workers are covered by employment insurance depending on their residence status.

This is an estimate; the job center decides the actual amount. It is a guide, not legal advice.

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