Payments and time off

Minnesota Paid Leave gives you up to 20 weeks of time off each year to care for yourself and your family.

Payments

Paid Leave offers partial wage replacement. You'll be able to get a portion of your normal wage, but not the full amount. If you earn less, you'll get a bigger percentage of your pay. The most anyone can get is the average weekly wage in Minnesota, currently $1,423 per week.

Estimate Paid Leave payments

Estimate weekly payments

Please complete at least one quarter of the wages fields.

Enter or estimate your Minnesota wages from the four quarters prior to your planned leave.

(If you're a salaried worker, divide your annual pay by four.)

Weekly payments

Based on the information you provided, you may be eligible to receive:

Weekly Paid Leave payments

$0.00

How was this calculated?

Your weekly payment is calculated from your average weekly wage. To find your average weekly wage, this calculator looks at the quarter where you earned the most, and divides your wages by the number of weeks in that quarter.
  • Highest earning quarter = $0.00
  • Divided by 13 weeks in a quarter
  • Average weekly wage = $0.00
Different amounts you earn are paid out at different rates, up to a maximum payment amount.
  • 90% * $0.00 = $0.00
  • 66% * $0.00 = $0.00
  • 55% * $0.00 = $0.00
$0.00

Maximum payment =

Estimates provided by this calculator are unofficial

Amounts provided by this calculator are unofficial estimates. Official calculations will be based on covered wages and application information as required by law.

How are my weekly payments calculated?

Payments are based on your average weekly wage. Different amounts you earn are replaced at different rates. Here is how it works:

  • For weekly wages between $0 and $711.50 (half of the current state average), you get paid 90% .
  • For weekly wages between $711.50 and $1,423 (the current state average), you get paid 66%.
  • For weekly wages above $1,423, you get paid 55%.

Weekly payments cannot exceed the state average weekly wage, $1,423. That means no matter how much you earn, the maximum weekly benefit stops at the state's average weekly wage. To receive payments, you must have earned at least 5.3% of the state's average annual wage (about $3,900) in the past year.

Time off

You can take:

  • Up to 12 weeks of Medical Leave (for yourself) to take care of yourself for a serious health condition, including pregnancy, childbirth, recovery, or surgery.
  • Up to 12 weeks of Family Leave (to care for someone else) to:
    • Bond with a child through birth, adoption, or foster placement
    • Care for a loved one with a serious health condition
    • Support a military family member called to active duty
    • Respond to certain personal safety issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or similar issues.

You can take both types of leave in the same year, but you cannot exceed 20 weeks total within a benefit year. Your benefit year starts the first day you take Paid Leave.

Can I split my leave, or do I need to take it all at once?

Yes, you can split your time and take intermittent leave.

You can:

  • Take leave all at once in a single block
  • Take leave on a regular schedule. For example, the same day each week for medical treatments for yourself or a family member
  • Take leave only when you need it. For example to manage flare-ups of a chronic health condition
  • Take leave at different times in a year, for the same condition or for more than one condition.