Maternity Leave Planner

Estimate take-home leave pay and income lost to a shorter benefit.

About Maternity Leave Planner

Weekly salary is derived from monthly pay, the benefit percentage is applied across the leave, and the shortfall versus full salary is shown. Knowing the paid amount and the gap early lets families plan savings before the leave actually starts.

Formula

Maternity Leave

Weekly = monthly x 12 / 52; paid = weekly x pay% x weeks

pay pct: Percentage of salary paid while on leave

Worked example

With the default values below, Maternity Leave Planner returns Total Leave Pay of $6,646. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Monthly salaryminimum 0: 4,000
Leave weeksminimum 0 wks: 12 wks
Pay during leaveaccepts 0–100 %: 60 %

Results

Weekly Salary: $923.08
Total Leave Pay: $6,646
Full Salary Value: $11,077
Income Gap: $4,431

Step by step

1Values used
2Maternity Leave
3Total Leave Pay= 6,646
4Weekly Salary= 923.08
5Full Salary Value= 11,077
6Income Gap= 4,431

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Maternity Leave calculated?

Weekly = monthly x 12 / 52; paid = weekly x pay% x weeks Weekly salary is derived from monthly pay, the benefit percentage is applied across the leave, and the shortfall versus full salary is shown.

Why does Maternity Leave matter?

Knowing the paid amount and the gap early lets families plan savings before the leave actually starts.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 3 inputs: Monthly salary, Leave weeks, Pay during leave. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.