Oregon Paid Leave Calculator: Paid Leave Oregon Benefits (2026)

How much does Paid Leave Oregon pay in Oregon?

Paid Leave Oregon pays 100 percent of your average weekly wage up to 65 percent of the state average weekly wage ($916.58 for benefit years starting from June 28, 2026), plus 50 percent of the rest, between a $70.51 floor and a $1,692.16 cap. A worker on $1,500 a week receives about $1,208.29, 81 percent of pay. Benefits run for up to 12 weeks in a benefit year for all reasons combined. There is no waiting period. To qualify you need at least $1,000 in Oregon wages in the base year, from any employer. The program is funded by a 1 percent premium split 60 percent employee and 40 percent employer, with employers under 25 exempt from their share. The cap resets for benefit years that start in late June each year. Figures effective June 28, 2026, checked September 14, 2026.

How is the Oregon weekly benefit calculated?

Paid Leave Oregon pays 100 percent of your average weekly wage up to 65 percent of the state average weekly wage ($916.58 for benefit years starting from June 28, 2026), plus 50 percent of the rest, between a $70.51 floor and a $1,692.16 cap. The state works out your average weekly wage from the wages your employers reported for the base period, not from your current pay stub, so a recent raise or a change of hours may not be reflected yet.

Three examples with the current figures. An Oregon worker earning $800 a week receives about $800, which is 100 percent of pay. At $1,500 a week the benefit is $1,208.29, or 81 percent. At $3,000 a week it is $1,692.16, because the $1,692.16 weekly maximum applies, or 56 percent. Anyone earning about $2,470 a week or more in Oregon receives the maximum, so the share of pay replaced keeps falling as wages rise above that. The weekly floor is $70.51.

How many weeks does Paid Leave Oregon pay?

12 weeks per benefit year for medical, family, and safe leave combined, plus up to 2 additional weeks for limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition. The calculator caps the weeks you enter at the limit for the leave type you choose and shows the total, so you can see at a glance what 12 weeks would be worth at your wage.

Waiting period: none. The first week of an approved leave is a paid week, which is not the case in every state.

Who qualifies for Paid Leave Oregon?

At least $1,000 in Oregon wages in the base year. Part-time, seasonal, and multi-employer wages all count; no minimum tenure.

Who pays for it: 1 percent of wages up to the Social Security wage base: employees pay 60 percent of that (0.6 percent), employers with 25 or more employees pay 40 percent (0.4 percent). The benefit itself comes from the state fund or an approved private plan, not from your employer's payroll, which is why it continues if you change jobs during the base period and why it is separate from any company parental or sick leave you also have.

Is your job protected while you receive Paid Leave Oregon?

Paid Leave Oregon protects the job of an employee who has worked for the employer for at least 90 consecutive days before the leave starts.

The state job-protection law that applies in Oregon: Oregon Family Leave Act: 12 weeks per year, restructured in 2024 around Paid Leave Oregon, employers with 25 or more (ORS 659A.150 ff.). Paid Leave Oregon carries job protection after 90 days. The federal FMLA adds 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for employees with 12 months of service and 1,250 hours at an employer with 50 or more employees, and where both apply the paid benefit and the FMLA run at the same time rather than back to back.

When do the Oregon figures change?

The state average weekly wage ($1,410.13) is republished each spring and applies to benefit years that start from late June; a benefit year that began earlier keeps its original cap for its full 52 weeks. The figures on this page took effect on June 28, 2026 and were checked on September 14, 2026 against the amounts published by Oregon Employment Department, Paid Leave Oregon. Statute: ORS Chapter 657B.