Maternity Leave Benefit Calculator
Estimate the Korean pre/post-natal leave benefit by entering ordinary wage, multiple-birth status, and whether your employer is a priority-support firm.
Base salary plus regular fixed allowances. Government portion is capped at 2,100,000 KRW/month.
Total benefit (employer + gov)
6,300,000KRW
Total leave days: 90d
- Government portion
- 6,300,000KRW90d × 70,000KRW
- Employer portion
- 0KRW0d × 100,000KRW
- Daily ordinary wage
- 100,000KRW= monthly wage / 30
- Daily government benefit
- 70,000KRWDaily cap applied
- Priority-support firm — government covers the full leave
- Government portion capped at 2,100,000 KRW/month (≈ 70,000/day)
What is maternity leave benefit?
Korean labor law guarantees 90 days of pre/post-natal leave (120 for multiples) at 100% of ordinary wage. In priority-support firms (most SMEs/mid-caps), the entire benefit is paid by employment insurance. In large firms, the employer pays the first 60 days (80 for multiples) and the government pays the final 30 days (40). The government portion is capped at 2,100,000 KRW per month.
Days by case
| Case | Total | Employer | Government |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single + priority firm | 90 | 0 | 90 |
| Single + large firm | 90 | 60 | 30 |
| Multiple + priority firm | 120 | 0 | 120 |
| Multiple + large firm | 120 | 80 | 40 |
Government portion capped at 2,100,000 KRW/month (~70,000 KRW/day). Employer portion has no cap (100% ordinary wage).
Frequently asked questions
- Who counts as a priority-support firm?
- Defined by employee count thresholds in the Employment Insurance Act. Manufacturing ≤500, mining/transport/telecom ≤300, retail/lodging/food ≤200, etc. Confirm with HR or the EI portal.
- How is the leave split before and after birth?
- By default 45 + 45 days for singles (60 + 60 for multiples). Pre-birth portion can be longer with medical reasons (split use). The post-birth 45 days is mandatory and cannot be shortened.
- Does the cap apply to the employer portion too?
- maternityBenefit.sections.faq.2.a
- How do I claim?
- Your employer reports the leave via the EI EDI system, then you file the claim each month or after leave ends at ei.go.kr. Must be filed within 12 months of leave end.
Reference only. Models the basic maternity benefit formula. Automatic priority-firm classification, 4-major-insurance burden on the employer portion, split pre-leave use, and yearly cap revisions (2024 baseline) are not handled here. Confirm with the EI portal or your local Employment Center.