Maternity and Parental Leave Pay Calculator
Maternity and Parental Leave Pay Calculator helps you simulate maternity or parental leave pay references from salary and period assumptions.
- Finance, tax, salary, and settlement outputs are simple estimates from your inputs. Check official rules or a professional before filing, investing, borrowing, or contracting.
Maternity and Parental Leave Pay Calculator helps you simulate maternity or parental leave pay references from salary and period assumptions.
Example Maternity and Parental Leave Pay Calculator result Total parental leave pay: 23,100,000 Months 1-3: 2,500,000 / months 4-6: 2,000,000 / months 7-12: 1,600,000 Next step: Confirm eligibility and payment timing in the Work24 maternity protection guide.
How to use Maternity and Parental Leave Pay Calculator
Calculates 2026 Korean parental leave pay and maternity leave pay from monthly ordinary wages, with monthly amounts and employer or insurance shares.
Parental leave pays up to KRW 2.5 million for months 1-3, 2.0 million for months 4-6 and 80% up to 1.6 million afterwards; the 6+6 scheme raises the first six caps to as much as 4.5 million when both parents take leave.
- Choose parental leave or maternity leave.
- Enter monthly ordinary wages.
- For parental leave set the duration and whether the other parent also takes leave; for maternity leave choose company size and multiple births.
- Review the total, the monthly schedule and the cap applied each month.
Useful for
- Estimating how household income changes around childbirth
- Comparing first-six-month pay when parents take leave together or in turn
Limits and checks
- Since 2025 the deferred portion was abolished, so the full parental leave benefit is paid every month.
- When each parent takes at least three months, each can extend leave to 18 months.
Worked example
KRW 3 million ordinary wage, 12 months of leave
Benefit: parental leave Monthly ordinary wage: 3,000,000 Duration: 12 months 6+6 scheme: no
Months 1-3 use the 2.5 million cap and months 4-6 the 2.0 million cap.
Parental leave estimate
Total parental leave pay: 23,100,000 Months 1-3: 2,500,000 / months 4-6: 2,000,000 / months 7-12: 1,600,000
Payments may be reduced if you receive employer payments or other income during leave.
Common issues
Durations over 12 months show an error
Leave beyond one year requires both parents to take at least three months. Select the other-parent option.
The first month is below my ordinary wage
The cap for months 1-3 is KRW 2.5 million, so higher ordinary wages are limited to that amount.
How to interpret the result
Use the monthly schedule to see when payments drop and plan household cash flow.
Related workflow
Confirm eligibility and payment timing in the Work24 maternity protection guide.
Privacy and review notes
Wages and leave choices are calculated in your browser and stored only in the page address for sharing; ToolBada does not collect them.
Basis and limitations
Basis
- The tool applies user-entered amounts, periods, rates, and selected conditions to the calculation described on the page.
- The displayed result is a reference estimate based on that tool's formula and stated input assumptions.
Limitations
- Actual tax rules, deductions, exchange rates, fees, institution policies, and market prices can change by date and personal case.
- Do not use the output as the final basis for filing, investing, borrowing, contracting, salary negotiation, or legal commitments.
Official check
- Before filing or making financial decisions, verify with official agencies, financial institutions, exchanges, or qualified experts.
References and methodology
- Official external source: Korea Ministry of Employment and Labor — The official source for current Korean wage, severance, employment-insurance, and leave rules.
- Official external source: FSS Financial Consumer Information Portal — The Financial Supervisory Service portal for final checks on financial products and transactions.
Review scope: We automatically check that the calculation basis and official source links are shown. No licensed medical, legal, or tax professional has reviewed this result individually, so confirm with the responsible agency or a professional before an important decision.
FAQ
How much is 2026 parental leave pay?
100% of ordinary wages up to KRW 2.5 million in months 1-3 and 2.0 million in months 4-6, then 80% up to 1.6 million. The monthly floor is KRW 700,000.
What is the 6+6 parental leave scheme?
When both parents take leave within 18 months of birth, each parent's first six months pay 100% with caps rising from KRW 2 million to 4.5 million.
What is the maternity leave pay cap?
The 2026 insurance cap is KRW 2.2 million per 30 days. Priority-support firms receive all 90 days from insurance; large firms receive the last 30 days.